US EditionTeenager Dies While Swimming in River Nanny in Meath
- A teenage boy named Kofi Owusu died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the River Nanny at Laytown, Co Meath, on Friday 20 June 2025 evening.
- The incident followed a report received at 6:15pm of a male in difficulty, prompting emergency services to launch a search operation that ended with the body recovery shortly after 9:30pm.
- Kofi, a 15-year-old from Dundalk, had been swimming with friends near the footbridge at Laytown Beach on a warm day marking the early arrival of summer in 2025.
- Gardai are aware videos of the incident are circulating and have requested the public and media not share footage, while a post-mortem will take place at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan.
- The tragedy marks Ireland's second teenage drowning this week and has prompted officials and local councillors to express condolences and urge water safety awareness.
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