Irish man who tragically died in drowning accident while on Camino named locally

The man who drowned in a freak accident in The Camino in Spain has been named locally as Tim Kelleher.

Mr Kelleher was walking the Camino with two friends when it is believed he became separated late on Thursday evening. Attempts were made to resuscitate him before he was transferred to an ambulance and rushed to the nearest hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.Tim's family are well-known in the Ballyvourney community and locals are said to be in shock after the tragic incident.This is not the first death of its kind in the area of the Camino path after a young Italian man died there back in 2010.

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