Student who died in cliff fall is laid to rest on his 23rd birthday ‘Conor succeeded in squashing a hundred years in to to 23 years,’ mother says
Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 16:11 Updated: Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 16:12 Olivia Kelleher
A biomedical engineering student and lifeguard who died after falling down coastal cliffs in Garretstown, West Cork during a camping trip with friends over the weekend was laid to rest on what would have been his 23rd birthday.
At Conor King’s funeral mass in St Patrick’s Church in Rochestown, Cork on Wednesday, his mother Maura told mourners her son had lived up to his surname.
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Six rescued off Cork beach by rescue chopper
They were trapped by the incoming tide on the beach between Kinsale and Crosshaven
Cliff top operation yesterday
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The Rescue 117 helicopter had to airlift six people off a beach in Cork yesterday after they became trapped by the incoming tide.
Rescue helicopter rushes to scene after six people become trapped on Cork beach
The four men and two women were pushed against the base of a cliff
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A coastguard helicopter was called in as six people were airlifted off a beach in Co Cork yesterday.
Tragic Cork cliff fall student will be buried on what would have been his 23rd birthday
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A STUDENT WHO tragically died when he fell in to a blow hole from cliffs near the Old Head of Kinsale will be laid to rest what would have been his 23rd birthday.
Conor King, 22, of Broadale, Douglas, Cork died when he fell at Garrettstown beach in West Cork.
The grieving family of Conor are asking mourners to donate to West Cork Rapid Response and West Cork Underwater Search and Rescue in lieu of flowers.
The alarm was raised at 11.30pm on Saturday. Conor’s body was recovered from the sea shortly afterwards following the efforts of the emergency services.