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| Hundreds at lake tragedy funerals | Hundreds at lake tragedy funerals |
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| Hundreds of people have attended the funerals of two teenage cousins who drowned at the weekend after their canoe capsized on a County Down lake. | |
| The bodies of Rory McAlinden, 18, and Claire Steele, 16, were found in Castlewellan Lake by divers on Saturday morning after a 10-hour search. | The bodies of Rory McAlinden, 18, and Claire Steele, 16, were found in Castlewellan Lake by divers on Saturday morning after a 10-hour search. |
| Members of local sports teams lined the streets as the cortege wound its way through Castlewellan on Tuesday. | Members of local sports teams lined the streets as the cortege wound its way through Castlewellan on Tuesday. |
| Teenagers formed a guard of honour outside the church. | Teenagers formed a guard of honour outside the church. |
| Inside, Father Sean Cahill spoke of how adventure had turned to tragedy on the night they died. | Inside, Father Sean Cahill spoke of how adventure had turned to tragedy on the night they died. |
| He also spoke directly to the young people at the funeral, urging them to "honour their own lives" more strongly so the tragedy could have a positive impact. | He also spoke directly to the young people at the funeral, urging them to "honour their own lives" more strongly so the tragedy could have a positive impact. |
| Best friends | Best friends |
| The cousins were described by their brothers as the best of friends. | The cousins were described by their brothers as the best of friends. |
| Hundreds of people attended the funeral | |
| James Steele and Brian McAlinden said Rory held onto his cousin "until the end" while they were in the water. | James Steele and Brian McAlinden said Rory held onto his cousin "until the end" while they were in the water. |
| Members of local sports teams lined the streets in Castlewellan of the funeral route. | |
| The cousins went missing in the water at Castlewellan Forest Park at about 0100 BST on Saturday. | The cousins went missing in the water at Castlewellan Forest Park at about 0100 BST on Saturday. |
| A third person in the canoe managed to swim ashore and dial 999. | A third person in the canoe managed to swim ashore and dial 999. |
| Friends and relatives mounted a vigil at the lakeside as their bodies were recovered by a search party. | Friends and relatives mounted a vigil at the lakeside as their bodies were recovered by a search party. |
| Laurence Cummings of the Coastguard said the cousins were found by a local dive team at about 1100 BST on Saturday. | Laurence Cummings of the Coastguard said the cousins were found by a local dive team at about 1100 BST on Saturday. |