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| Annalong quarry incident: Two bodies recovered | |
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| The bodies of two males have been recovered from a disused quarry in County Down. | |
| The pair are believed to have drowned at the site on the Glassdrumman Road near Annalong. | |
| It is understood a teenage boy went into the water and a man went in after him, but the pair got into difficulty. | It is understood a teenage boy went into the water and a man went in after him, but the pair got into difficulty. |
| The emergency services received a call about an incident at the quarry at about 18:00 BST on Saturday. | The emergency services received a call about an incident at the quarry at about 18:00 BST on Saturday. |
| PSNI divers, the Fire and Rescue Service and the coastguard have been involved in the operation at Spence mountain, between Newcastle and Annalong. | PSNI divers, the Fire and Rescue Service and the coastguard have been involved in the operation at Spence mountain, between Newcastle and Annalong. |
| An investigation is under way into exactly what happened. | An investigation is under way into exactly what happened. |
| South Down MLA Jim Wells said: "The whole community's thoughts and prayers go out to the two families involved who have suffered this horrendous tragedy". |