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Woman dies after caravan blown off cliff during Storm Ali

Woman dies after caravan blown off cliff during Storm Ali

A woman has died after the caravan she was sleeping in blew off a cliff near Claddaghduff in Co. Galway during Storm Ali.

The incident is believed to have occurred at 7:45am.

It is understood that the caravan landed on a stretch of coastline rather than the sea.

Emergency services and Cleggan's Volunteer Coast Guard unit responded to the incident.

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Her body is to be sent to University Hospital Galway for a post-mortem examination.

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