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.”
