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Teenage Girl Named Locally After Body Recovered Off Burrow Beach

A multi-agency search recovered the body after a Sunday evening incident, with the family thanking the public and asking for privacy.

Overview

  • Gardaí requested Irish Coast Guard assistance shortly after 6pm on Sunday and Howth RNLI attended during a search that recovered the body from the water at Burrow Beach.
  • Local reports and a death notice on RIP.ie identify the girl as Abbie Carmody-Pepper, reported to be 15, and name her parents and three siblings.
  • The family, represented publicly by relative and councillor Gavin Pepper, have thanked neighbours and visitors for support and asked to be left to grieve in private.
  • Funeral arrangements published by local sources say the body will repose on 28 May and a funeral Mass is set for 29 May, with burial to follow at Dardistown Cemetery.
  • Fingal County Council notes Burrow Beach has seasonal lifeguard cover that is limited in June and only provides full daily patrols in July and August, a detail cited in reporting about beach safety.