15/07/2002

Teenage girl found dead in County Donegal

A teenage girl has been found dead, and another girl unconscious, in a field near Lifford in County Donegal.

The alarm was raised at around 10am, when police received a call that two girls were lying in a field in Ballindrait, two miles away from Lifford. One of the girls was dead, while the other girl – said to be 15 years old - was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital, where her condition is described as stable.

The other girl's body remains at the scene, a spokesperson for the Garda confirmed, as the Irish police carry out a technical examination. The results of a post mortem will not be known until later on Monday.

(CL)


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