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| Holiday accidents claim two lives | Holiday accidents claim two lives |
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| A six-year-old boy from Claudy has drowned in Portugal. | A six-year-old boy from Claudy has drowned in Portugal. |
| Nathan Sharkey was on holiday with his parents on the Algarve when he died on Thursday. The Foreign Office are providing assistance to his parents. | Nathan Sharkey was on holiday with his parents on the Algarve when he died on Thursday. The Foreign Office are providing assistance to his parents. |
| In Spain, a 16-year-old west Belfast teenager died after falling from a balcony. | In Spain, a 16-year-old west Belfast teenager died after falling from a balcony. |
| Padraig Burns, from Tullymore Gardens, was on holiday with a group of friends in Benidorm when the accident happened on 19 July. | Padraig Burns, from Tullymore Gardens, was on holiday with a group of friends in Benidorm when the accident happened on 19 July. |
| A neighbour of the Sharkey family in Claudy said she was devastated by the news. | A neighbour of the Sharkey family in Claudy said she was devastated by the news. |
| "They're a beautiful family. He was a beautiful wee boy, really loving, really affectionate. I couldn't even begin to think of how they are going to cope," Karen O'Kane said. | "They're a beautiful family. He was a beautiful wee boy, really loving, really affectionate. I couldn't even begin to think of how they are going to cope," Karen O'Kane said. |
| Nathan is survived by a twin brother and another brother. | |
| Father Peter Carlin has been trying to comfort the Burns family. | |
| "This is a family that is very strong in faith and so they draw on their faith, they draw on their own values to support each other," he said. | |
| "They have met a situation beyond anyone's limit to comfort and basically they've reached something deep within themselves." |