AN IRISH teen has died after suffering head injuries in a horror 10ft fall from a light tower on the island of Lanzarote. The boy, aged 15, has been named locally as Mikey Leddy, from Navan, Co Mea…
AN IRISH teen has died after suffering head injuries in a horror 10ft fall from a light tower on the island of Lanzarote.Friends have been paying tribute to MikeyHe died at the Jose Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife on the Spanish island on Tuesday evening after being injured in a freak fall in the holiday resort of Puerto del Carmen.
He was the kind of lad who would be strong and well-able; you would want him on your team. A popular figure - just a good lad.Local Fianna Fail councillor Padraig Fitzsimons, who knew Mikey through the local GAA club, told news agency the Press Association that the community in Navan was shocked by his death.Cllr Fitzsimons added: "Mikey was a great footballer. He played for Navan O'Mahony's and Johnstown soccer club.
Cllr Reilly said: “It’s a terrible tragedy to happen to a well-known Navan family and my heart goes out to his siblings, Mikey’s dad Damien and his mum Aisling who is part of the Kelly family from Slane. "The town is devastated by it, actually, that a young guy like this, just out with the family on holidays, can lose his life so simple," he added.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry follow just 15 accounts on Instagram – but not Kate and William’sMEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are now following just 15 accounts on Instagram – but still aren’t following Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Sussex account previously unfollowed everyone and …
Read more »
The disappearance of 15-year-old Nora Quoirin is being treated as an abductionNora was on a 'holiday of a lifetime' in Malaysia when she went missing on Sunday.
Read more »
The 15 accounts Meghan Markle and Prince Harry follow on InstagramCouple describes accounts as those that are 'persevering at the grassroots level'
Read more »
Nora Quoirin: Malaysian police expand search for missing 15-year-oldHelicopter and sniffer dogs join search for British teen who disappeared from bedroom at resort on weekend
Read more »
Nora Quoirin: Malaysian police expand search for missing Briton, 15Helicopter and sniffer dogs join search for British teen who disappeared from bedroom at resort on weekend
Read more »
El Paso students pay tribute to 'big-hearted' 15-year-old Javier RodriguezEl Paso students pay tribute to big hearted 15-year-old Javier Rodriguez
Read more »