A woman who helped at the scene of the Buncrana pier drowning tragedy has made a claim for damages against the estate of the deceased. The couple’s baby, four-month-old Rioghnach-Ann, was rescued by passerby Davitt Walsh and was the sole survivor of the tragedy. Mr McGrotty’s father Noel (86) told Derry News that he received a legal letter from Mr Walsh’s then girlfriend, Stephanie Knox. On the evening of the tragedy Ms Knox and Mr Walsh had been walking nearby when they saw the McGrottys’ car in the water. Recorded deliveryNoel McGrotty told the Derry newspaper the letter arrived by recorded delivery.

Source: The Irish Times March 26, 2018 21:36 UTC