A 36-year-old man has drowned in a lake near Moycullen in County Galway.
It's believed the Polish man got into difficulties while swimming in at Ballyquirke Lake at about half seven this evening.
The Shannon Rescue Helicopter and the Costello Bay Coastguard Unit were called to the scene and recovered the man's body shortly before eight o'clock.
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He was airlifted out of the water and pronounced dead at the scene.
His body has been removed to Galway University Hospital, where a post-mortem will be carried out.
