Tributes paid after 17-year-old boy drowns in River Shannon

Tributes are being paid this morning, after a teenager, named locally as Damola Adetosoye, drowned in the River Shannon.

A 17-year-old boy was swimming with friends when he got into difficulty when at Habour View marina near the village of Tarmonbarry in Co Roscommon, at around 5.00pm yesterday evening.

It's understood his friends made attempts to save him, however, he was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardaí and other emergency services attended the scene with members of Civil Defence, while local divers took part in the search operation.

The teenager, who was a keen GAA and soccer player, was from the Newtownforbes area of Co Longford.

Local man Tom Crosbie, says the community is in shock.

He said: "While we have had drownings over the years, this one, with the young man being so young, it's very very sad."