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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Stephen Maguire

Father and son drowned in Donegal after teen tried to retrieve a bucket drifting away, inquest hears

A teenager's attempt to retrieve a bucket which had drifted out into water during a fishing trip with his father sparked off a tragic chain of events which saw them both drown in a Co Donegal lough.

Jonathon Christian was aged 53 and his son Jacob Christian was 17 when they both perished at Lough Keel near Kilmacrennan on June 18, 2020.

The pair had been enjoying a day out along with another son, Benjamin, 15, when both got into difficulty and lost their lives in the water.

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