A young man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the sea off the North Antrim coast.The young man was one of a small group of swimmers who got into difficulty near Dunluce Castle.The alarm was raised just after 5pm yesterday.Emergency services, including coastguard, the RNLI, the NI Ambulance Service and the PSNI attended the scene.
A PSNI spokesman said police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. The death is not being treated as suspicious.
The young man’s body was recovered from the sea on Tuesday evening.
Emergency services at the scene where a young man lost his life in an accident near Dunluce Castle, Portrush County Antrim. Pic McAuley Multimedia.16/06/20 MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA..Emergency services at the scene where a young man lost his life in an accident near Dunluce Castle, Portrush, County Antrim. Pic McAuley Multimedia
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