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16th May 2018

The body of a 32-year-old man has been recovered on Carrauntoohil

Rudi Kinsella

Carrauntoohil

Gardaí have issued an update on the incident.

Gardaí are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man on Carrauntoohill on Monday, 14 May.

The man, a Canadian national, had been travelling with his wife when he suffered a fall on the mountain in poor weather conditions around 3pm.

The body of the man was later recovered by a mountain rescue team and he was pronounced dead at he scene.

A post-mortem examination will take place today at Tralee General Hospital.

 

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