{"id":312999,"date":"2025-08-02T22:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312999\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T22:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:27:16","slug":"woman-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-water-in-co-donegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312999\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dies after getting into difficulty in water in Co Donegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The woman, aged in her 50s, was airlifted to hospital but was pronounced deceased a short time later<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_JS234223317.jpg\" alt=\"Sligo University Hospital\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Sligo University Hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A woman has died after getting into difficulty in water in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-donegal\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Co Donegal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/gardai\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardai <\/a>said the woman, who was aged in her 50s, was airlifted from the water at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/republic-of-ireland\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Glencolmcille<\/a> on Friday evening. They said officers were alerted to the incident shortly after 7pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The woman, aged in her 50s, was airlifted from the water and taken to Sligo University Hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time later,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A post-mortem examination will take place in due course. 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