An experienced rock climber who died following a fall from a height whilst climbing cliffs in Baltimore in West Cork would have lost consciousness immediately and not suffered in any way, an inquest has heard. The native of Rome in Italy often went out climbing with members of the Cork Climbing Club. The couple had been together for three years and had gone climbing together in Kerry, Cork, and Wicklow. Ms Martin told an inquest in Clonakilty, Co Cork, that Lorenzo had decided to go climbing in Baltimore on the morning of September 4, 2025. She last saw him at around 9.30am that day when she left their home in Blackpool in Cork city.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2026 14:37 UTC