RIP: Young teenage boy tragically dies while swimming in a lake with his friends
A young teenage boy has tragically lost his life while swimming with his friends in a lake
A tragedy has occurred in The Midlands on the weekend last after a young teenage boy lost his life after getting into difficulty in a body of water.
15-year-old Martin Greene was of Brawny Close, Athlone, Westmeath and died on Saturday 11th July 2026 while out swimming with his friends.
Predeceased by his beloved father John, his grandparents Peter, Christopher & Christina, Martin will be sadly missed by his heartbroken mother Yvonne, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmother, relatives and many friends.
Martin tragically lost his life while swimming with his friends in Lough Ree.
An alarm was raised at around 7.30pm Saturday evening after a number of teenagers were reported to be in difficulty in the water around Carnakilla Point, near Athlone.
The Sligo Coastguard Rescue 118 assisted in the search as well as the Lough Ree RNLI lifeboat.
Following the search operation, they recovered 15-year-old Martin and he was pronounced dead a short time later.
His body has been removed to Regional Hospital Mullingar where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
In a social media post, Martin's mother said her heart is broken, adding: "My poor baby I love you."
Martin's soccer club, St Francis FC Athlone, said that “everyone at St Francis FC Athlone is utterly devastated to learn of the passing of our player Martin Greene.
“Martin joined the club a few years ago and has been a brilliant member of last seasons u15 team.
“Martin was the team captain and a quiet leader who led by example on and off the pitch with his hard work.
“He also knew where the net was and was always one of our top scorers. Martin was highly thought of by both players and coaches and won the coaches player of the season this year.
“More importantly Martin was a polite, respectful and a lovely young man. The club will do everything it can to support Martins family and teammates at this very difficult time. Our sincere condolences go to Martin’s heartbroken mother Yvonne and all his family.
“In the words of Martin’s beloved Liverpool, “You’ll never walk alone”.