Coroner: Miracle that body of young Cork fisherman was found
Inquest into the death of fisherman Kodie Healy (23) heard rough sea conditions in Dunmanus Bay were more than likely the main factor in his tragic death
Fisherman Kodie Healy, who failed to return home from fishing in Dunmanus Bay on October 9, 2019. Taken from Instagram
Tue, 18 May, 2021 - 20:30
Noel Baker
The discovery of the body of a young fisherman thrown overboard from his boat in rough weather off the West Cork coast was a miracle , a coroner has said.
At the inquest into the death of Kodie Healy (23), tributes were paid to the rescue services and the 600 volunteers who took part in the search for him in the days after he disappeared while fishing in Dunmanus Bay on October 9, 2019.
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In October, the MCIB’s report into the death of a long West Cork fisherman 12 months previously suggested that he may have fallen overboard from this open-deck vessel.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the MCIB determined that 23-year-old Kodie Healy was not wearing a lifejacket or personal flotation device (PFD) prior to the indecent in Dunmanus Bay on 9 October 2019 and he may not have been aware of a personal locator beacon on his vessel.
The MCIB was unable to establish the cause of the incident on 8 March in which the 78-year-old experienced angler drowned. But the fact his boat was found upright suggests he had fallen overboard and was unable to get back into his boat.