THE young man who escaped from a vehicle swept away in a river went back into the water in a desperate attempt to rescue his two friends, Independent.ie has learned. THE young man who escaped from a vehicle swept away in a river went back into the water in a desperate attempt to rescue his two friends, Independent.ie has learned. Mayo river tragedy: Young man went back into water in desperate attempt to rescue Declan and MartinDeclan Davitt (26) and Martin Needham (27) - two very close friends - drowned after the 4x4 they were in entered the Carrowniskey River in Co Mayo in the early hours of Christmas morning. “As tragically was the case today too, no sooner as we had Martin recovered Declan wasn't far away. Emergency services and the Coast Guard helicopter near the Carrowniskey area of Louisburgh, Co Mayo, where two bodies were recovered.

Source: Irish Independent December 26, 2017 12:45 UTC