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13th Jun 2016

Tragedy in Nice as Northern Ireland fan, 24, dies

Terrible news

Patrick McCarry

This is awful, awful stuff.

Reports in France this morning confirm that a Northern Irish fan has tragically died in Nice.

The 24-year-old is believed to have fallen from a promenade onto a rocky beach.

Authorities in Nice are treating the death as accidental. The young man’s name has yet to be released.

Northern Ireland began their Euro 2016 campaign in Nice on Sunday with a 1-0 loss to Poland.

More to follow…

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