A woman who died after getting into difficulty whilst swimming with friends in Wicklow on Saturday has been named locally as school teacher Lynne Freeman.
Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene of North Beach, Greystones, at around 12.30pm after they received reports of three swimmers in trouble.
It is understood members of Greystones Sailing Club offered assistance to the women initially before emergency services arrived.
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A surfer in the area is also believed to have come to the women’s aid.
The women, all aged in their 50s, were rescued from the water but sadly, Ms Freeman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her body was taken to Loughlinstown hospital, where a postmortem took place.
A second woman was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital. She was later discharged.
The third woman was treated at the scene.
Ms Freeman was a mum of two and a teacher at Ravenswell Primary School in Bray.
Some have taken to Facebook to offer their condolences to the family.
One person wrote: “RIP, heartfelt condolences and thoughts to the family”.
Another said: “So sad. May she RIP & may her family be hugely comforted at this very tough time.”
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