Irish police said a number of people had got into difficulty in the water at Inch Strand on Friday afternoon.
A man has died following an incident at a beach in Co Cork.
Irish emergency services responded after a number of people got into difficulty in the water at Inch Strand in Whitegate on Friday afternoon.
Gardai said a man, aged in his 50s, died.
“A man, aged in his 50s, was removed from the water. He was later pronounced deceased,” a Garda spokesperson said.
“Arrangements will now be made for a post mortem and the local coroner has been notified.”
