Teenage girl who died while swimming in Dublin is named

A teenage girl who died while swimming near Howth, Co Dublin, has been named as Abbie Carmody-Pepper.

Her body was recovered after a search involving An Garda Síochána and the Irish Coast Guard was carried out at Burrow Beach, Sutton, shortly after 6 pm on Sunday.

The Howth RNLI inshore lifeboat took part in the search, and the teenager’s body was removed from the water and brought to Howth RNLI station.

All responding units were subsequently stood down.

The teenager is from Ballymun and had been visiting Burrow Beach, which lies between Sutton and Howth and is a popular swimming spot.