Gardaí and the HSA to investigate death of man in Cork who died while making storm repairs

Gardaí and the HSA are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man in West Cork.

Gardaí and the HSA to investigate death of man in Cork who died while making storm repairs

Gardaí and the HSA are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man in West Cork.

The man fell more than 20 feet from a teleporter while working on a farm near Clonakilty at around 1pm yesterday afternoon.

He died while repairing the roof of a shed on a farm at Kilgarriff outside Clonakilty.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to Cork University Hospital.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place at the CUH today.

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