River Incident

Aidric

Looks like someone has gone in the river over in front of clohessys. I'm looking out of my place on a Callaghan strand and there is two ambulances, gardai and a fire brigade over there. Lot of people standing around as well.

Icky Thump

yea i can hear the chopper at the moment. im in the city center

MissHoneyBun

Can hear the helicopter overhead and was wondering if some poor soul had gone in the river. Please God they'll be ok.

Icky Thump

maybe its aquaman


removed tasteless joke.

sorry guys.

Poxyshamrock

Icky Thump, someone's kid is in that freezing cold water...grow up.

And while another family's flowers are still fresh on Sarsfield Bridge.

Frances4019

I agree totally.That was a tasteless joke from the" new kid on the block"
Hopefully he will never suffer the trauma of losing a loved one, and especially to that river.
The helicopter has been there now for more than 30 minutes ( what great guys) so things not looking good......

Jigga

Student involved in the LIT Rag week I believe. A terrible thing to happen, seems like they are looking for a body

jmccoy

It appears to have been a girl and a tragic accident according to some reports.

Icky Thump

jmccoy wrote: »

It appears to have been a girl and a tragic accident according to some reports.

any links

Jigga

jmccoy wrote: »

It appears to have been a girl and a tragic accident according to some reports.

Dear God what a tragedy, a girl was pulled out of the river just last week.

xi

@Icky Thump

Links???

http://www.ibi-online.org/

for shame :mad:

jmccoy

Icky Thump wrote: »

any links

Word of mouth.

I can't even fathom what the persons family and friends are going through, my thoughts are with them.

Icky Thump

xi wrote: »

@Icky Thump

Links???

http://www.ibi-online.org/

for shame :mad:

oh my god:mad: that was uncalled for. i meant links from breaking news.

tut tut been signed up to a web site like that:eek: they wouldnt let me join:rolleyes:

Icky Thump

jmccoy wrote: »

Word of mouth.

I can't even fathom what the persons family and friends are going through, my thoughts are with them.

hopefully she will be ok

Jigga

Icky Thump wrote: »

hopefully she will be ok

I don't think there will be a happy ending unfortunately, very upsetting news.

BravoMike

I saw what happened first hand and to be honest it was and still is absolutely gut renching, to see a young woman so close to being rescued and to drown like that.
All I can say is God bless you my dear who ever you are and my whole hearted sympathies to your family and friends.

R.I.P.

ohdatlewis

Thats absolutely tragic and as a student in UL it kind of hits home. I have been out many nights in Limerick and to think that this could just as easily be me or someone that I know scares the bajaysus out of me. (Assuming) this is an alcohol related incident you must wonder about the future of rag weeks. 7 alcohol related deaths in UCC alone last year is terrifying and now this, only weeks after someone else was taken victim by the same ferocious river... Scary society we're living in.

aud27

This is just tragic, i live right by the river and could hear the helicopter flying around & then looked out to see the search and rescue boats in the river,

The last I heard the search had been called off until this morning. have not seen or heard anything as of yet, I did see hear/see an ambulance coming from the direction of howleys quay. I pray to god by some miracle that they have rescued the young girl,
My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time x

Millie

Jesus this is horrible news, her poor friends and family.

I didn't know another person was pulled from the river last week, does anyone have a link.

RIP

Itsdacraic

Strange there has been no mention of this on any news bulletin yet?

monalitto

Oh god, I live in Punch's Cross & could hear the hellecopter last night, never realizing that while I was safe in my bed, such a terrible tragedy was happening down there. God help her & her poor family, my heart goes out to them & to those people who were down there last night trying to save her - a great dept of gratitude is owed to them .

Karmafaerie

Tragic news.

Kess73

The search has resumed this morning, and the divers have gone under the water again.

Aidric

UL communications department has issued an email to students asking anyone with information to come forward. It was a girl in her late teens and it happened by Clohessys alright. Sad stuff.

LB6

http://www.limericknewswire.com/

neo2010

Something seriously needs to be done about this.

RIP

tomcollins97

BravoMike wrote: »

I saw what happened first hand and to be honest it was and still is absolutely gut renching, to see a young woman so close to being rescued and to drown like that.
All I can say is God bless you my dear who ever you are and my whole hearted sympathies to your family and friends.

R.I.P.

What did happen? Was this as accident or suicide?

tomcollins97

neo2010 wrote: »

Something seriously needs to be done about this.

Such as?

Mr E

It hasn't been confirmed as a suicide, it may have been an accident.
Please be sensitive towards those left behind when making such statements.

BravoMike

tomcollins97 wrote: »

What did happen? Was this as accident or suicide?

I do not know how she ended up in the water or the circumstances surrounding it. The first time I saw her she was already in the water.

neo2010

It hasn't been confirmed but hopefully it was an accident.

I simply assumed it was otherwise since a number of people have died at this river in the last few months.

Barriers or something needs to be put in place because this seems to be happening more often and it is terrible to think that some of these tragedies could be prevented.