Mayo county town in mourning after death of man in tragic accident

A man in his fifties has lost his life in a tragic drowning accident in Castlebar.

His body was discovered earlier this evening in the town river, into which he had accidentally fallen, along a section of the Greenway in the vicinity of Springfield in the town.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, where members of the emergency services were in attendance.

The deceased, aged 55, was very popular and respected in the local community.

News of the tragedy has cast a dark cloud of sorrow and sadness over the county town.

The remains have been removed to Mayo University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place.

The Coroner for Mayo has been informed.

No other details are being released by An Garda Siochána at this stage.

A garda spokesperson thanked everybody involved in the search for the deceased.

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