Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene yesterday afternoon.
A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty in a midlands lake.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Lough Ree off Carnakilla Point, Glasson, Westmeath shortly after 7:30pm yesterday.
The 15-year-old was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body was taken to the mortuary at Mullingar Hospital for a post-mortem.
A file will be prepared for the Coroner.
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