A teenage boy from has sadly passed away following a drowning incident in Co. Wexford last week.
The alarm was raised on Thursday afternoon (August 17th) at a home in Wexford Town.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene and the boy was taken to hospital for treatment.
He was first rushed to Wexford General Hospital in a serious condition and was later transferred to Temple Street Children’s Hospital for further treatment.
Gardaí have confirmed to Beat News, that the boy has died.
Multi-agency response
According to the Irish Independent, a huge multi-agency response was followed with emergency vehicles attended the home in Wexford Town on Thursday afternoon.
The paper reports that the boy was fourteen-years-old and "was reportedly found unresponsive in a pool in the garden of his home in Cromwellsfort."
Following treatment in a hospital in Dublin, he passed away on Sunday 20th August.
An investigation is underway and a file will be prepared for the Coroners Court.
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