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2nd man dies after trawler accident

A second fisherman has died after being overcome by fumes while working on a trawler in Killybegs, C...
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3:39 PM - 28 Aug 2015



2nd man dies after trawler acc...

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2nd man dies after trawler accident

TodayFM
TodayFM

3:39 PM - 28 Aug 2015



A second fisherman has died after being overcome by fumes while working on a trawler in Killybegs, Co Donegal, on Monday.

A 27-year-old man from Co Galway was pronounced dead shortly after the incident.

A second fisherman, who was in his 40s and from the Philippines, was also overcome by fumes when he tried to help his colleague.

He has died at Letterkenny General Hospital.

Separate investigations are underway by Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority.



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