Two of three men who drowned on a sea fishing trip in south Kerry a year ago had high levels of alcohol, the inquest into their death in Killarney has heard. She also referred to “medical evidence” that Mr Teivans and Mr Burcevs had high levels of alcohol in their system. The high consumption of alcohol would have impaired their performance in addressing the emergency, she said. Witness Ernie McGrath told how Anatolijs Teivans kept his boat in his father’s property, and went fishing every weekend. “It was a constant source of trouble for him,” Mr McGrath said of the boat which he said was around 19ft and a speed boat, not a fishing boat.

Source: Irish Examiner November 13, 2019 17:33 UTC