Two 16-year-old boys have died after getting into difficulty in a lough in Co Derry. The drowning unfolded at Lough Enagh on Monday evening when a group of teenagers entered the water at a jetty. They rang the local services — the emergency services — who were in attendance very, very quickly. “It’s just a tragic accident that happened within the water.”Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Sandra Duffy expressed shock and sadness. PSNI’s Inspector Brogan said: “Inquiries are ongoing into this incident but we believe, at this stage, that this was a tragic drowning incident.

Source: Irish Examiner August 31, 2022 01:45 UTC