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| Fisherman father in wave tragedy | Fisherman father in wave tragedy |
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| A man struck by a wave and killed at Ardglass Harbour in County Down on Saturday was the father of a fisherman who drowned nearby earlier this year. | |
| Paul Bogues, 47, from Fitzroy Avenue in Belfast, was leaning on Ardglass Harbour wall talking to some men when the wave washed over the pier. | Paul Bogues, 47, from Fitzroy Avenue in Belfast, was leaning on Ardglass Harbour wall talking to some men when the wave washed over the pier. |
| He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead on Saturday evening. | He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead on Saturday evening. |
| In January, his 26-year-old son Conor died when his trawler sank near the same harbour. His body was never found. | In January, his 26-year-old son Conor died when his trawler sank near the same harbour. His body was never found. |
| Conor was one of two men who died when the Greenhill sank. | Conor was one of two men who died when the Greenhill sank. |
| The body of his colleague Donal Gibson, 22, was recovered but a major search operation failed to locate the remains of Mr Bogues, a father-of-two from Ballynahinch. | The body of his colleague Donal Gibson, 22, was recovered but a major search operation failed to locate the remains of Mr Bogues, a father-of-two from Ballynahinch. |
| The death of Paul Bogues came amid severe gales across Northern Ireland. | The death of Paul Bogues came amid severe gales across Northern Ireland. |
| Coastguard Watch Officer Rob Steventon said lifeboat crews from Newcastle and Whiterock were dispatched to Ardglass after the alarm was raised. | Coastguard Watch Officer Rob Steventon said lifeboat crews from Newcastle and Whiterock were dispatched to Ardglass after the alarm was raised. |
| "At 9.30pm, the police informed us a person had been recovered from the water and taken to hospital in Downpatrick by ambulance," he said. | "At 9.30pm, the police informed us a person had been recovered from the water and taken to hospital in Downpatrick by ambulance," he said. |
| "Unfortunately he has lost his life." | "Unfortunately he has lost his life." |