A 21-year-old woman has died after she was injured kayaking on the River Gaddagh in Co Kerry yesterday.
The incident on the fast flowing river near Beaufort near occurred at lunchtime. The woman was believed to have been with a college kayaking club when her craft overturned and she got into difficulties.
According to locals, the river was extremely swollen due to heavy rainfall over the past few days.
She was given CPR at the scene and was taken to Killarney Hospital and later transferred to Tralee General Hospital where she died.