Tributes have been paid to a tragic young Irishman who died following a tragic swimming accident in Spain.
Timothy (Tim) Kelleher, 35, from Ballyvourney in Cork, passed away after getting into difficulty swimming in Galicia last Thursday.
The young architect had been walking the popular pilgrim route Camino de Santiago and had completed the walk when the tragedy occurred.
The Irish Times reports he travelled onwards from Santiago de Compostela to the area of Cabo Finisterre with friends.
He went for a swim last Thursday evening off Cabo Finisterre around 8pm but got into difficulty.
The alarm was raised and emergency services were alerted to a search where Tim was found struggling in water.
Attempts were made to resuscitate him before he was transferred to an ambulance and rushed to the nearest hospital but sadly he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Tim's family are well-known in the Ballyvourney community and locals are said to be in shock after the tragic incident.
The Department of Foreign Affairs have been made aware of the incident and are providing consular assistance.
It's understood efforts to repatriate Tim's body are now underway.
This is not the first death of its kind in the area of the Camino path after a young Italian man died there back in 2010.
19-year-old Giulio Recusani became overwhelmed by the waves and was pronounced dead at the scene despite attempts to revive him.
This is the latest tragedy to strike Cork holidaymakers this year after two young kids drowned on holidays during the summer.
