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NI man drowns while on honeymoon | NI man drowns while on honeymoon |
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A County Tyrone man has drowned while on honeymoon in Cyprus. | A County Tyrone man has drowned while on honeymoon in Cyprus. |
Newlywed Eamon McGlinchey, 38, from Coalisland, had been on holiday with his wife Sinead in the Coral Bay area. | |
Sinn Féin MLA Michelle O'Neill, said it was a tragedy. "He was a well liked young man who got on with everybody," she said. | Sinn Féin MLA Michelle O'Neill, said it was a tragedy. "He was a well liked young man who got on with everybody," she said. |
"They just got married Saturday week ago and many people from the area attended the wedding and celebrated it with them." | "They just got married Saturday week ago and many people from the area attended the wedding and celebrated it with them." |
Mr McGlinchey got into difficulties while swimming in the sea. | Mr McGlinchey got into difficulties while swimming in the sea. |
He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Paphos where he was pronounced dead. | He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Paphos where he was pronounced dead. |
'Tragic' | 'Tragic' |
A post mortem examination is to be carried out on Mr McGlinchey to determine the exact cause of death. | |
The body of the father-of-one will be then flown home so funeral arrangements can get under way. | The body of the father-of-one will be then flown home so funeral arrangements can get under way. |
Father John Burns said the whole community was in mourning for the McGlinchey family. | Father John Burns said the whole community was in mourning for the McGlinchey family. |
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"For Sinead and his mother and father, our thoughts are with them during this difficult and tragic circumstance," he said. | "For Sinead and his mother and father, our thoughts are with them during this difficult and tragic circumstance," he said. |
Five years ago, tourists Peter and Alison Rainey, from Scotland, drowned in rough waters close to the location of Tuesday's incident. | Five years ago, tourists Peter and Alison Rainey, from Scotland, drowned in rough waters close to the location of Tuesday's incident. |