A 22 year old man has died after falling into a blowhole along the coast of Cork.
He was part of a group who were camping near Garretstown Beach close to the Old Head of Kinsale.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was recovered by rescue divers.
One of his friends, a 23 year old man, who tried to help him was also rescued and is being treated in hospital.
Coast Guard spokesperson Gerard O Flynn says the alarm was raised at around 11:30 last night:
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Gardaí have begun an investigation into the death of a 22 year old man from Cork city who died after falling down an inlet in coastal cliffs in west Cork while on a camping trip with friends.
The young man, who is understood to be from Douglas in Cork city, was with a group of friends who were camping on cliffs near Garretstown Beach when he fell down tan inlet at about 11.30pm on Saturday.