Man (40s) dies during diving event in Donegal

One man has died and another is being treated in hospital following a diving tragedy off the coast of Donegal today.

The incident happened at about 12.40pm on Saturday afternoon in the Teelin Bay area.

A local diving event was taking place in the area at the time.

Two men were recovered from the water.

One of the men who was in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second man, in his 60s, was taken to University Hospital Galway where he is being treated.

Local coroner Dr Denis McCauley was informed of the incident and a postmortem is due to take place in the coming days.

A number of local rescue services took part in the search operation, including the Killybegs Coast Guard and the rescue 118 Helicopter.

A Garda spokesman confirmed gardaí received a request for assistance from the Coast Guard following an incident in Teelin Bay on Saturday afternoon.

“The incident occurred at around 12.30pm. Two men were recovered from the water. One of these males, a man in his 40s, was later pronounced dead at the scene,” he said.

“The second man, aged in his 60s, is receiving treatment at University Hospital Galway.”