A man in his 40s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the Wicklow harbour.
The man’s body was recovered in Wicklow town by gardaí on Wednesday evening after a search and recovery operation.
The operation was launched after they were alerted to a man in the water at about 4.30pm.
The Garda sub-aqua unit, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Irish Coast Guard were involved in the search.
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The man’s body was recovered by the Garda sub-aqua unit and was removed to St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown.
A Garda spokesman said a postmortem will take place.
“Investigations ongoing and a file will be prepared for the Coroner’s Court,” he said.
