Galway Bay fm newsroom - A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a man recovered from the water in the city today.
A member of the public saw a man in his 30s or 40s enter the water at Spanish Arch at around 11am.
Galway Lifeboat and the Coastguard helicopter were dispatched to the scene - and the man was taken from the water near New Docks a short time later.
He was taken to University Hospital Galway but was pronounced dead and a post mortem examination is due to take place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to what they describe as a 'tragic incident'.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Galway gardaí at 091 53 8000
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