TWO TEENS DIE IN SWIM TRAGEDY

TWO friends who lost their lives after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Co Donegal have been named.

- STEPHEN MAGUIRE

Emmanuel Famiola and Matt Siband died after a tragic incident close to Ned's Point off Buncrana at approximately 4pm on Saturday.

A third male managed to swim to the shoreline and is recovering at Letterkenny University Hospital and is expected to leave the hospital soon.

Local reports say the pals were trying to retrieve a football from the sea and all three got into difficulty.

A large-scale search and rescue operation swung into action after a passing member of the public noticed the males, aged between 16 and 19, had got into difficulty.

Emmanuel was plucked from the sea just after the incident but passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital overnight on Saturday.

SORROW

Matt's body was found by the Greencastle Coastguard in the sea between Ned's Point and Fahan.