27/11/2019

Teen Girl Dies After Falling Into River

A teenage girl has died after falling into a river in Larne.

It's understood the 14 year-old fell into the water on Tuesday night, 26 November.

Emergency services scrambled to the Inver River, where a search operation was carried out.

A post-mortem is due to take place.



(JG/CM)


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