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| Boy dies in dinghy sea accident | Boy dies in dinghy sea accident |
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| A teenage boy has died after he and a friend got into trouble in a dinghy at Castlerock off the north coast. | |
| The 15-year-old was airlifted to hospital, but died later. He was Robert McMullan from Coleraine. | The 15-year-old was airlifted to hospital, but died later. He was Robert McMullan from Coleraine. |
| He was dragged from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him. His friend managed to swim to safety after their dinghy capsized. | He was dragged from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him. His friend managed to swim to safety after their dinghy capsized. |
| Brett Cunningham of the Coastguard said two helicopters and lifeboats had been involved in the search. | Brett Cunningham of the Coastguard said two helicopters and lifeboats had been involved in the search. |
| "The PSNI helicopter located the boy in the water and guided the Irish Coastguard and Greencastle boats over to pick him up," he said. | "The PSNI helicopter located the boy in the water and guided the Irish Coastguard and Greencastle boats over to pick him up," he said. |
| "He was then lifted from the Coastguard boat into the Irish Coastguard helicopter." | "He was then lifted from the Coastguard boat into the Irish Coastguard helicopter." |
| The incident happened at about 1500 BST on Tuesday. | The incident happened at about 1500 BST on Tuesday. |