Body recovered off Hook Head

By Jennie O’Sullivan, RTE News

The body of a man has been recovered from the waters off Hook Head in Co Wexford.

The Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre tasked the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117 to the scene at around 11am on Thursday morning.

It is understood the man may have fallen into the water from a small boat.

In a statement, “The Department of Transport confirmed that Rescue 117 had recovered a person from the water and that he was transferred to the care of the HSE upon landing at Waterford Airport.”

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