Man drowns after falling from boat
09/06/2007 - 11:46:40A Polish man drowned today after he fell overboard from a fishing boat off the west coast, gardai said.
The incident happened at about 6am about 30 miles west of the Aran Islands and involved an Irish-based trawler with a crew of five.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the scene.
The body of the man, in his 30s, was taken to University College Hospital, Galway.
