Youth Drowned

manna452121

A body has been removed from the river near the courthouse.

talkingclock

Is it maybe connected to this?

http://www.limericknewswire.com/2010/04/05/search-of-river-for-missing-man/

concussion

Rest In Peace.


Usually a sad day when you see the chopper up.

Skuxx

talkingclock wrote: »

Is it maybe connected to this?

http://www.limericknewswire.com/2010/04/05/search-of-river-for-missing-man/

I'm pretty sure they are connected alright! I was in town this afternoon about 2ish and the chopper was still around, an hour and a half after the guy entered the water!! (I'm not giving out about the rescue teams, saying they are slow or anything, they do amazing work, just saying his chances were pretty slim)

Limerickgal82

R.I.P

irishproduce

Is there anything coming out about the name or age?

Skuxx

irishproduce wrote: »

Is there anything coming out about the name or age?

Unlikely to be anything official yet until all the next of kin have been informed, I'd say tomorrow at the earliest!

SoCo2009

R.I.P.

Builderfromhell

Condolences to family and friends.

Melion

I was driving past King Johns castle about half 12. 2 squad cars, 1 van and 1 unmarked car all flew past with their lights and sirens on. Related to this presumably.

dh0661

irishproduce wrote: »

Is there anything coming out about the name or age?

Believed to be from Co. Clare according to 8pm news.

Condolences to family and friends.

irishleedsfan

I live near the river and its surprising how often the helicopter is out they really do a brilliant job. Its very sad hearing it because more often than not it is tragic news like this case.
RIP

Jigga

irishproduce wrote: »

Is there anything coming out about the name or age?

He only about 24 or 25, poor guy. Some of my friends were on his soccer team

RIP

Builderfromhell

Newspaper report from Irish Examiner;

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/body-recovered-from-shannon-452752.html

Bumble32

Came upon this just seconds after in happened today, weird feeling standing on the bridge just seconds after someone took their life.

R.I.P.

MissHoneyBun

Very sad. RIP poor guy and condolences to those who loved him left behind

lockman

RIP

goingpostal

At least whatever torment he was going through is over now. Condolences to his family and friends.

Mrmoe

Jigga wrote: »

He only about 24 or 25, poor guy. Some of my friends were on his soccer team

RIP

Yep, used to play soccer with him, I didn't know him really well but he came across as a really nice guy.

RIP.

Jigga

Mrmoe wrote: »

Yep, used to play soccer with him, I didn't know him really well but he came across as a really nice guy.

RIP.

Ya some of the lads are devastated. Didn't know him myself but they said he was a sound out lad

SoCo2009

I'd know him to stop and have a chat with him. Like the lads are saying, seriously nice fella. Pleassure to talk to like.

Such a sad story

Kess73

goingpostal wrote: »

At least whatever torment he was going through is over now. Condolences to his family and friends.

To do what he did, the poor guy must have been going through some horrific mental anguish to get to that stage.

I knew someone who put a gun to his head in his parent's house and pulled the trigger not too long ago. The effect on the family was, and still is, devastating. That guy before he had to move back to his family home used to live near me, and was a good guy too. Seems in the last week at his parent's place, his mood lifted and he was even cracking jokes again. Some experts say that is when the person has come to peace with the idea of taking their own life and relaxes in the knowledge their pain will soon end. For the family it seemed like he was turning a corner and they thought better times were ahead.

The suffering for the guy on the bridge has ended now as well, but one word is going to echo amongst those he left behind.

Why.....?


Tough times ahead for those people, I wish them every sympathy and hope that they get the support of friends and relatives to aid them.

Berty

Kess73 wrote: »

To do what he did, the poor guy must have been going through some horrific mental anguish to get to that stage.

I knew someone who put a gun to his head in his parent's house and pulled the trigger not too long ago. The effect on the family was, and still is, devastating. That guy before he had to move back to his family home used to live near me, and was a good guy.

The suffering for the guy on the bridge has ended now, but one word is going to echo amongst those he left behind.

Why.....?


Tough times ahead for those people, I wish them every sympathy and hope that they get the support of friends and relatives to aid them.

I agree. A relation of mine went into the Shannon 2.5 years ago. Nobody could really figure out why and we still don't know the full story.

We searched for 6 days until some fishermen found his body down by Kileely.

Those 6 days will echo in our minds forever not knowing if he was simply lying in a ditch hurt.

He may have thought, my relation and the guy yesterday, that it will end the pain. Maybe for him, but the pain has only just begun for everybody else.

tanjy

Worked with him. Really nice guy. Honestly could not say a bad word against him. As is the case with most instances of this, you just couldn't see it coming. RIP

SoCo2009

Great turn out in Scarriff for the man tonight anyway. Huge ques. Absolutely huge. And rightful so for a true gent.

R.I.P.

irishproduce

I am sorry if this seems insensitive but have any media released the name?

Jigga

irishproduce wrote: »

I am sorry if this seems insensitive but have any media released the name?

No but if you are that nosey just check the death notices

bullets

Was there another Person recovered from the River yesterday ?
(Thurs 9th) Did not hear anything on the news but a heard there was
a lot of activity from the rescue services down by the river yesterday.

~B

BravoMike

Yes it happened by poor mans Kilkee a man jumped in and was pulled out by the fire service.
Thankfully he survived, all I hope is that he realises that he is one of the extremely lucky ones as so not many are fortunate to have a second chance after something like that. I hope he recieves the help and support that he needs as something must have been quite bothering him to go that far.

SoCo2009

Another person went in yesterday?? :eek:

Lads whats going on? Thats so many people who have went in in the last few months. One of the lucky ones is right.

I know Search and Rescue do an unbelievable job but would it not make sense to have a someone posted along the river in town at all times, a lifeguard of sorts? Or is it a case of they don't have the resources to do so?

actuallylike

Jigga wrote: »

No but if you are that nosey just check the death notices

Yeah, real nosey. Not to check if you may have known the guy, just nosey.:rolleyes:

Raiser

SoCo2009 wrote: »

Another person went in yesterday?? :eek:

Lads whats going on? Thats so many people who have went in in the last few months. One of the lucky ones is right.

I know Search and Rescue do an unbelievable job but would it not make sense to have a someone posted along the river in town at all times, a lifeguard of sorts? Or is it a case of they don't have the resources to do so?

AFAIK there are detailed Media guidelines on reporting these in an effort to minimise copy-cat scenarios.

- If I wasn't on here I'd never hear of most of them & as it is they are happening almost weekly.

Jmccoy1

I was involved in the rescue of the man that went in at Poormans Kilkee yesterday. I was on a bus on Sarsfield Bridge and saw him dive in, I immediately asked the driver to let me out but he wouldn't until we got as far as the junction with Henry Street and realised I wasn't telling porkies as o
I was on the phone with the fire brigade. I ran to the scene, tripping on the way and cutting myself. When I got there I threw a lifebuoy into him, which he grabbed hold of while floating on his back. Another bystander assisted in pulling him in close to the quay wall. About one minute before the fire brigade arrived he left go of the buoy and turned over on his stomach, face down in the water. The other bystander took off his shoes and prepared to jump in, the fire brigade arrived at that stage thankfully and were not long getting him out to a waiting ambulance.

dh0661

Jmccoy1 wrote: »

I was involved in the rescue of the man that went in at Poormans Kilkee yesterday.

Well done you and all the others involved in this rescue.

goingpostal

Jmccoy1 wrote: »

I was involved in the rescue of the man that went in at Poormans Kilkee yesterday. I was on a bus on Sarsfield Bridge and saw him dive in, I immediately asked the driver to let me out but he wouldn't until we got as far as the junction with Henry Street and realised I wasn't telling porkies as o
I was on the phone with the fire brigade. I ran to the scene, tripping on the way and cutting myself. When I got there I threw a lifebuoy into him, which he grabbed hold of while floating on his back. Another bystander assisted in pulling him in close to the quay wall. About one minute before the fire brigade arrived he left go of the buoy and turned over on his stomach, face down in the water. The other bystander took off his shoes and prepared to jump in, the fire brigade arrived at that stage thankfully and were not long getting him out to a waiting ambulance.

Fair play to you. Its great to hear a story with a happy ending. I hope the man involved gets all the help he needs and can overcome his difficulties.

grenache

A customer who i served today told me another person had gone into the river down by the skateboard park on steamboat quay around 4pm today. Certainly ambulances and two fire brigades went flying through the city centre at around that time. He said two guards from Henry St were seen running along the quay trying to get to the person.

Did anyone hear anything else?

Papa_Lazarou

Not from Limerick myself but saw this on the frontpage. Always sad to hear about people have it so hard that it leads them to take their own lives, whether it be in your locality or somehwere in the country its always something devastating to hear. R.I.P to to man in question and condolences to the family. Have experienced this within my own family do i know how they must be feeling at the moment!

munstergirl

Well done jmccoy1.
Important lesson for anyone who sees this anywhere.
Call for help
Throw lifeboy

Anyone who jumps in after someone is only putting there own life in danger (currents are too strong)

Its very sad people have been going into shannon forever (think its more publicised due to internet) There is a problem with depression + suicide in ireland and hopefully these people will get the help they need with their illness.

SoCo2009

grenache wrote: »

A customer who i served today told me another person had gone into the river down by the skateboard park on steamboat quay around 4pm today. Certainly ambulances and two fire brigades went flying through the city centre at around that time. He said two guards from Henry St were seen running along the quay trying to get to the person.

Did anyone hear anything else?

I passed by Arthurs Quay Park at around 8pm and there was firemen in diving gear just leaving the scene. An ambulance also left with no sirens on.
Don't know what this means though.

Did someone defo go in?

3 in one week?? Surely this is not right??

concussion

Three brand spanking new jetski's on the river with Rescue decals (and personnel) on them. Don't know if they're Fire Service or Limerick Marine S&R but it's good to see them.

SoCo2009

Excellent news!!

Where will these be located/stored??

bullets

concussion wrote: »

Three brand spanking new jetski's on the river with Rescue decals (and personnel) on them. Don't know if they're Fire Service or Limerick Marine S&R but it's good to see them.

Thats great news


~B

LadyTBolt

The Jet Skis are run by Limerick Marine Search & Rescue. AFAIK they were donated to LMSR a few weeks ago.
There is also some issue with the Limerick Fire Brigade that they debate they should have some water vehicles as well as the equipment run by LMSR as they are first to the scene of a water accident and should respond with the proper equipment. Well done to all involved in these rescues. They deserve all the equipment they can get if it helps reduce the number of fatalities in our rivers.