Swimmer dies after getting into difficulty in County Donegal

A small beach with light brown sand is in the foreground. There are small waves breaking on the shoreline and the sea is a slate gray colour. There are small grassy dunes to the right of the beach and a high headland in the background.

The woman was swimming at a beach close to Gleann Cholm Cille

A woman in her 50s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in County Donegal.

Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the incident shortly after 19:00 local time on Friday.

The woman was airlifted from the water off the coast of Glencolmcille and taken to Sligo University Hospital where she was subsequently pronounced dead.

Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

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