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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 of the island. | |
Mr McGlinchey's parish priest Father John Burns said the whole community was in mourning for the McGlinchey family. | |
"Less than two weeks ago they were celebrating the joys of marriage and now that joy and jubilation has turned to sorrow and grief," he said. | |
"I have been at the house with Eamon's parents and sister, and the shock and grief is still phenomenal as one might guess." | |
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." |
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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. class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/default.stm">Click here for more stories from the BBC's new Foyle and West service | |
A post mortem examination is to be carried out on Mr McGlinchey to determine the exact cause of death. | A post mortem examination is to be carried out on Mr McGlinchey to determine the exact cause of death. |
His body will then be flown home so funeral arrangements can get under way. | |