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Community mourns fisherman father | |
(about 15 hours later) | |
A County Down fishing community is mourning the death of Paul Bogues, the father of missing fisherman Connor. | |
Mr Bogues, 47, was struck by a wave and killed at Ardglass Harbour in County Down on Saturday. | |
He was leaning on the wall talking to some men when the wave washed over the pier. He fell and hit his head and was later pronounced dead in hospital. | |
In January, his 26-year-old son Connor died when his trawler sank near the same harbour. His body was never found. | |
Connor was one of two men who died when the fishing vessel, 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 accident happened at Ardglass harbour | |
Paul Bogues' death came amid severe gales across Northern Ireland. Alex Slater of the Fishermen's Mission said people who live in the small fishing village were devastated. | |
"He was a lovely man, a real gentleman - he wanted to help other seamen who had been struck by tragedy," he said. | "He was a lovely man, a real gentleman - he wanted to help other seamen who had been struck by tragedy," he said. |
"He liked to go down to Ardglass following Connor's disappearance, just to be there. | |
"It is important that we urge people not to go at this time of year near harbours, rocks or beaches because the weather conditions are so, so dangerous." | "It is important that we urge people not to go at this time of year near harbours, rocks or beaches because the weather conditions are so, so dangerous." |
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." |