A 56-year-old man has died after his fishing vessel sank off Inishowen Head this morning.
Just after 10am local fishermen came across the body and the wreckage of a small boat off the coast of Malin Head.
The man was the only occupant of the vessel.
It was initially unclear whether there were further casualties, but after a brief search of the surrounding area, the operation was stood down.
The 56-year-old man is understood to be from the Glengad area, local Cllr Martin McDermott says it’s another tragedy to hit the area:
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