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06 Sept 2025

BREAKING: Gardaí recover body of a teenager from River Barrow in Carlow

The incident happened in Milford, Carlow on Tuesday evening

BREAKING: Gardaí recover body of a teenager from River Barrow in Carlow

The incident happened in Milford, Carlow on Tuesday evening

Gardaí and emergency services recovered the body of a teenager from the River Barrow in County Carlow on Tuesday evening.

The teenager was aged in his late teens and his body has been transferred to Waterford University Hospital for a postmortem examination.

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The information from the Garda Press Office reads:

"Following a search operation involving Gardaí and emergency services, the Garda Water Unit recovered the body of a male, aged in his late teens, from the River Barrow at Milford, Co. Carlow, yesterday evening, Tuesday 17th June 2025.

His remains have been transferred to Waterford University Hospital where a postmortem examination will take place in due course. A file will be prepared for the Coroner."

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