A lady in her 40s has died after a automotive she was in with two youngsters ‘plunged’ into the River Lee in Cork.
The youngsters regarded as aged 10 and 11 years outdated, managed to flee the sinking automobile and have been rescued from the water.
They have been taken to Cork College Hospital the place they have been handled for non-life-threatening accidents.
The incident occurred at Kennedy Quay at round 8.45pm yesterday, sparking a serious search and rescue operation.
Eyewitnesses stated they might solely watch because the automobile hurtled into the river, Cork Reside reported.
They stated the youngsters, have been in a position to free themselves from the automotive because it sank and began to swim to security.
The physique of the lady was later faraway from the water by the Irish Naval Companies’ dive crew, and brought to Cork College Hospital.
The outcomes of the autopsy examination will decide the course of the Garda investigation into the incident.
The incident is just not the primary time a automobile has entered the water from Cork quay in recent times.
Comparable incidents occurred in 2020 and 2021. On each events, a physique was subsequently pulled from the water.
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