Overview
- Emergency services were alerted around 2pm to two people in difficulty at Magherabeg beach near Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow.
- The response involved Greystones and Wicklow Coast Guard units, the Dublin-based helicopter R116 and the Wicklow all-weather lifeboat.
- Gardaí said the woman’s body was recovered from the water at about 4pm.
- Her remains were taken to the mortuary at St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown, Co Dublin.
- A second person rescued from the water was taken to hospital, and authorities have not released further details.