‘I didn’t see him breathe again’: Rally driver died after car veered off track and into water, inquest hears
Family of Eoin McCarthy thank his navigator for his efforts in trying to save their loved one
An inquest held at Cork Coroner's Court revealed that Eoin McCarthy, a 22-year-old man, tragically died after a rally car he was driving crashed and overturned into a flooded stream. The incident occurred during Stage 4 of the Killarney Forestry Rally on February 20th, 2022. The car's navigator, Daniel O'Brien, made multiple attempts to save McCarthy's life by freeing him from the submerged vehicle and performing CPR, but the young driver was unable to be revived.
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