A student has died after falling from cliffs in Ireland while taking a selfie.
The man in his 20s fell from the landmark Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare around 3.15pm on Friday afternoon.
The man fell from an area south of the main viewing spots near to the visitor center at the popular Irish beauty spot.
Hundreds of tourists taking in the scenery and walk witnessed the search operation from the cliff top,
Gardai are treating the incident as a "tragic accident".
The man who died is believed to be an Indian national who was living and studying in Dublin.
Once the casualty was located, the Rescue 115 winchman was lowered down to the water to recover the body.
It was flown to Doolin where the crew was met by gardai. The victim was then transported the short distance to the Coast Guard station where he was pronounced dead by a doctor.
A hearse arrived at 5.35pm to take the body to University Hospital Limerick for formal identification and a postmortem.
Gardai interviewed a number of witnesses following the tragedy.
A spokesman said: “There is nothing to suggest at this stage that this was anything other than a tragic accident. Initial indications are the victim was taking a selfie and lost his footing.â€
Officers were last night trying to make contact with the man’s family in India.
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