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| Sea warnings follow dinghy death | Sea warnings follow dinghy death |
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| There have been new warnings about sea safety following an incident in which a teenage boy died in County Londonderry. | There have been new warnings about sea safety following an incident in which a teenage boy died in County Londonderry. |
| Robert McMullan, 15, from Coleraine, died after he and a friend got into trouble in a dinghy at Castlerock. | Robert McMullan, 15, from Coleraine, died after he and a friend got into trouble in a dinghy at Castlerock. |
| He was dragged from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him but he died later in hospital. His friend managed to swim to safety. | He was dragged from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him but he died later in hospital. His friend managed to swim to safety. |
| Coleraine councillor Timothy Deans said lifeguards cannot be introduced to their beaches until the end of June. | |
| The tragedy was discussed at a meeting of Coleraine Borough Council on Tuesday night. | The tragedy was discussed at a meeting of Coleraine Borough Council on Tuesday night. |
| "I think the emergency services proceeded very, very quickly," Mr Deans said. | "I think the emergency services proceeded very, very quickly," Mr Deans said. |
| "Unfortunately we have had one of these fatalities that no-one ever wished to see on our beaches. | "Unfortunately we have had one of these fatalities that no-one ever wished to see on our beaches. |
| "We will be meeting again to see if there was anything we could have done, but at this stage we are not going to be putting on lifeguards who are half-trained and don't have the proper equipment and are only doing a half-job - when we do something we want to do it right." | "We will be meeting again to see if there was anything we could have done, but at this stage we are not going to be putting on lifeguards who are half-trained and don't have the proper equipment and are only doing a half-job - when we do something we want to do it right." |
| Brett Cunningham of the Coastguard said two helicopters and lifeboats had been involved in Tuesday's rescue operation. | Brett Cunningham of the Coastguard said two helicopters and lifeboats had been involved in Tuesday's rescue operation. |
| "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 Coastguard has appealed to people not to use inflatables or lilo's in the sea, but if they do to make sure they are securely fastened to a point on the beach. | The Coastguard has appealed to people not to use inflatables or lilo's in the sea, but if they do to make sure they are securely fastened to a point on the beach. |