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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Darragh Berry & Vinny Fanneran

Galway pier tragedy witness was 'meant to be in car' and will never get over seeing bodies pulled from water

A teenage girl who witnessed the Menlo Pier tragedy in Galway that claimed the lives of three young men has told of the horrifying scene for the first time.

She explained that she too was supposed to be in the car with the three victims at the time of the tragedy.

Christopher Stokes, John Keenan and Wojcieck Panek all died when the car they were in fell roof first into inches of water at the Pier killing John and Wojcieck instantly before claiming the life of Chris later that morning.

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