Tributes to man drowned fishing

Tragic angler’s body is pulled from the Boyne

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to a man who drowned in a fishing accident at the weekend.

Cormac Wall, 35, fell into the River Boyne just outside Drogheda in Co Louth on Saturday afternoon.

Gardai, Coast Guard units and the Boyne Fisherman’s Rescue and Recovery Service attended the scene after the alarm was raised.

His body was recovered from the river near Townley Hall just before 4pm and taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

Mr Wall, who was from nearby Slane, Co Meath, was remembered fondly by Navan and District Darts League.

A spokesman posted: “Condolences to the Wall family and Lynches dart team on the passing of Cormac Wall [Mickey] RIP.”

Another tribute read: “Life comes and goes from the young to the old, no reason given and we shall never be told, a loss for all when God makes that call, why we ask have they done their task, for they will be memories of our past. RIP Cormac.”

Gardai said officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the body.

A postmortem is scheduled to take place in the coming days. Mr Wall’s funeral will be held in Slane on Wednesday.

A notice on RIP.IE read: “The death has occurred of Cormac Wall.

“Deeply regretted by his loving parents Nicholas and Jacinta, brothers Fiachra & Gearoid, sisters Valerie, Nikita, Janelle and Shareen, wider family and friends.

“Cormac will be reposing at his home on Tuesday in line with government restrictions from 3pm until 8pm.

“Removal on Wednesday at 10.30am to arrive at St Patrick’s Church, Slane, for 11am funeral Mass.

“Burial afterwards in St Erc’s Cemetery.”

Condolences to the Wall family on the passing of Cormac. RIP Mickey NAVAN AND DISTRICT DARTS LEAGUE

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