Woman (70s) dies after getting into difficulty off Wicklow coast

Sarah Slater

A woman in her 70s has died after she got into difficulties in the sea off the Wicklow coast on Saturday afternoon.

Gardaí in Wicklow were assisted by the Irish Coast Guard in a search and recovery in the Magherabeg beach area, which is close to Brittas Bay, at around 2pm.

The search operation involved the Wicklow and Greystones Coast Guard divisions, the Dublin-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter Search and Rescue 116 and an all-weather lifeboat.

A garda spokesperson said that the woman’s body was recovered from the water at around 4pm yesterday.

“(Her) body has since been removed to the mortuary in St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown, Co Dublin,” the spokesperson added.

A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

A file will be prepared for the Coroner's Court.