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06 Sept 2025

Breaking: Body of man recovered from water at Muckross

A body was recovered from the water off Muckross Head following a multi-agency operation on Friday morning

New Year’s Day swim set for Muckross in Kilcar

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The body of a man was recovered from the water off Muckross Head on Friday morning.

A multi-agency operation was launched at around 11.30am.

The Marine Rescue Coordination Centre at Malin Head was alerted to a person being in the water.

The Rescue 118 helicopter, the Killybegs Coastguard and the Bundoran RNLI were tasked to the scene.

A Coast Guard spokesperson has confirmed to Donegal Live that a was recovered from the water close to Muckross Head.

The identity of the deceased man, believed to be a foreign national, has not yet been released.

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