A 20-year-old Irish man drowned in Toronto this morning after getting into difficulties while swimming in Lake Ontario.
It is understood that the man had gone swimming with two friends at about 8am local time. The alarm was raised when he failed to resurface.
Toronto's marine police unit later pulled him from the water near Centre Island.
He was taken to St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
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Local media reported that the man was on a temporary working visa in Canada and had been camping with a group of 10 friends by the lakeside.
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that an Irish national had died but have yet to release details of his name or address.