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A off-duty female Garda officer has died in a boat fire in Co Leitrim.
Gardai are investigating all the circumstances of the incident, which happened in Carrick-on-Shannon in the early hours of Monday.
A Garda spokesman confirmed the victim was Deirdre (Dee) Finn, who was attached to Dun Laoghaire Garda station in Co Dublin.
A post mortem is set to take place on Tuesday.
A Garda spokesperson said: “The scene is currently preserved and the boat has been removed to a secure location.
“A technical examination will take place of the scene and boat by the Garda Technical Bureau in due course.”
A Family Liaison Officer has been provided to Deirdre’s family, and support will be provided to her colleagues.
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