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| Derry woman's body found washed ashore in County Donegal | Derry woman's body found washed ashore in County Donegal |
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| The body of a Londonderry woman has been found washed ashore in County Donegal. | The body of a Londonderry woman has been found washed ashore in County Donegal. |
| The coastguard at Malin Head was called to the scene at Rockstown Bay near Clonmany at about 18:30 BST on Monday. | |
| It is on the north eastern side of Lough Swilly. | It is on the north eastern side of Lough Swilly. |
| Joe Joyce from the Lough Swilly lifeboat said it is believed locally that the woman drowned after losing her footing. | |
| "There is a little island off Rockstown harbour and there is a little shingle causeway out to it," he said. | |
| "We happen to be at spring tides at the moment and that causeway is covered. | |
| "It is believed locally that the lady had gone out to the island at low water and had got trapped there and attempted to get ashore. | |
| "Now the causeway is in a crescent shape so if you didn't know it you would lose your footing, it is believed locally that's what happened." | |
| Mr Joyce said the island was a location that had been the focus of a number of lifeboat rescue operations in the past. | |
| Four lifeboats, a helicopter and shoreline search parties were involved in the search on Monday, which went on for about four hours. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland assisted gardaí (Irish police) after it emerged that the woman was originally from Derry. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland assisted gardaí (Irish police) after it emerged that the woman was originally from Derry. |
| The gardai had received reports that the woman may have been seen in the company of a child earlier on Monday. | |
| However, the rescue services say they are satisfied no child is in the water. | |
| Craig Smith of Foyle Search and Rescue said the woman's death highlighted how "dangerous the water is in the good weather and that it could just take a life at any moment". | Craig Smith of Foyle Search and Rescue said the woman's death highlighted how "dangerous the water is in the good weather and that it could just take a life at any moment". |
| "Unfortunately this week there have been a lot of tragedies, especially water-related incidents and it is another one of the water-related incidents with the good weather," he added. | "Unfortunately this week there have been a lot of tragedies, especially water-related incidents and it is another one of the water-related incidents with the good weather," he added. |