Tributes have been paid to a man who drowned in a freak 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 receiving reports that someone had gotten into difficulty in the water.
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, who said: “Condolences to the Wall family and Lynches dart team on the passing of Cormac Wall (Mickey) RIP.”
Another well-wisher said: “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.
“R.I.P. Cormac.”
Gardai confirmed that officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the body.
A postmortem examination is scheduled to take place in the coming days.
The funeral for Mr Wall will take place in Slane on Wednesday.
A notice on RIP.ie reads: “The death has occurred of Cormac Wall, tragically, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.
“Deeply regretted by his loving parents Nicholas and Jacinta, brothers Fiachra & Gearoid, sisters Valerie, Nikita, Janelle & Shareen, aunts, uncles, nephews, relatives and friends.
“Cormac will be reposing at his home on Tuesday in line with current 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.”
