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Case No. 30266Other (death – under investigation) · Co. Dublin · 28 Aug 2021

Death of man in 60s under investigation at Dun Laoghaire Harbour

A man in his 60s became ill at Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin, at around 1.15pm on Saturday 28 August 2021, and was pronounced dead after being treated at the scene. Gardaí, the National Ambulance Service and the Irish Coast Guard attended, and a second man was brought ashore from another yacht and taken to hospital for treatment. The man's body was taken to Loughlinstown Hospital for post mortem examination. The death is under investigation.

  1. Reported30 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man in his 60s became ill and was pronounced dead after being treated at the scene.
Where
The man became ill at Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin.
When
The man became ill at around 1.15pm on Saturday 28 August 2021.
Cause
The reports do not state the cause of the illness or of the death.
Investigation
  • Gardaí, the National Ambulance Service and the Irish Coast Guard attended the scene.
  • The man's body was taken to Loughlinstown Hospital for post mortem examination.
Other details
  • The Coast Guard described the first incident as a medical incident on a yacht in the harbour.
  • A second man was brought ashore from another yacht and taken to hospital for further treatment.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whenThe man became ill at Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire Harbour at around 1.15pm on Saturday 28 August 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí, the National Ambulance Service and the Irish Coast Guard attended the scene (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationHis body was taken to Loughlinstown Hospital for post mortem examination (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man in his 60s was pronounced dead after being treated at the scene (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA second man was brought ashore from another yacht and taken to hospital for further treatment (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe Coast Guard described the first incident as a medical incident on a yacht in the harbour (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Aug2021
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man dies after gardai and Irish Coast Guard respond to incidents on yachts

    Reports the death of a man in his 60s on a yacht at Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, and a second medical incident on another yacht the same day. Post mortem examination to be conducted at Loughlinstown Hospital.

    victim, 60s, male