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Teenage boy, 16, dies in horror fall near lake at stunning Irish beauty spot as Coast Guard & gardai rush to scene

A TEENAGE boy has died following a horror fall at Conor Pass in Co Kerry.

Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident yesterday afternoon after the 16-year-old reportedly fell from a height near a lake in the area.

The young man is understood to have suffered fatal injuries in the fall.

The alarm was raised at around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon and members of the Coast Guard unit, National Ambulance Service crews and Gardai rushed to the scene.

The boy’s body was removed to University Hospital Kerry, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted in the coming days.

In a statement this morning, a garda spokesperson said: “Gardai and emergency services attended a sudden death incident involving a male juvenile in An Chonair/Conor Pass, Co Kerry yesterday afternoon.

“A post-mortem examination will take place in due course and a file prepared for the office of the Coroner.”

A small rocky mountain stream tumbles from Pedlar's Lake towards the Owenmore Valley, with Brandon Mountain behind, near the Conor Pass through the mountains of Ireland's Dingle Peninsula.
The incident took place near a lake at Conor’s Pass, which goes through the mountains of Dingle Peninsula
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