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04/05/2004
Two die in drowning tragedy off Donegal coast
Two men have drowned following a boating accident off the Co Donegal coast over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The bodies of Thomas Boyd, 69, from Seymore Gardens, and his son-in-law John January, 42, from Abbeydale, both in Londonderry, were recovered on Monday in waters off Tramore Beach, near Downings.
The alarm was raised after a body, later identified as that of Mr January, was spotted floating in the water by a jet skier.
A search and rescue operation then began in mid-afternoon and soon Mr Boyd's body was discovered close to a capsized boat taken out by both victims earlier that morning.
Both men are believed to have been wearing life jackets when their bodies were discovered.
A rescue helicopter from neighbouring Co Sligo and local coastguards took part in the search.
(MB)
The bodies of Thomas Boyd, 69, from Seymore Gardens, and his son-in-law John January, 42, from Abbeydale, both in Londonderry, were recovered on Monday in waters off Tramore Beach, near Downings.
The alarm was raised after a body, later identified as that of Mr January, was spotted floating in the water by a jet skier.
A search and rescue operation then began in mid-afternoon and soon Mr Boyd's body was discovered close to a capsized boat taken out by both victims earlier that morning.
Both men are believed to have been wearing life jackets when their bodies were discovered.
A rescue helicopter from neighbouring Co Sligo and local coastguards took part in the search.
(MB)
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