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He estimated that the victim was around 100-150 metres from the shore when he was sent airborne by the sudden gust of wind. Mr Lewis told the hearing that he had gone running to Mr Fennelly’s aid after he had seen his friend “sent flying” by “a massive squall” which hit Dublin Bay.

However, efforts by his friends, gardaí, members of the Irish Coast Guard and Dublin Fire Brigade for over an hour to resuscitate him proved unsuccessful.Īnother kitesurfer, Simon Lewis, said he had been surfing earlier that morning but had gotten out of the water because of the forecast for worsening weather conditions. Ger Fennelly was extremely fit and a regular participant in extreme sports including triathlons, ironman events and kitesurfing. Witnesses described how the victim had shown no signs of life after they rescued him from the sea and carried him ashore. An inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Wednesday heard that Mr Fennelly, a father of one from Collinswood, Collins Avenue, Beaumont, was pulled from the water by other kitesurfers after getting into difficult in squally conditions off Dollymount Strand on the morning of October 31, 2020.