Fisherman dies after trawler sinks off County Wexford coast
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Lifeboat and coastguard crews took part in the search
A fisherman has died after a trawler sank off the coast of County Wexford.
A search operation for a second fisherman, missing off the same trawler, was suspended on Sunday night.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident near Hook Head in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A man in his 60s was recovered from the water and taken to University Hospital Waterford, where he was pronounced dead.
Lifeboat and coastguard crews took part in the search. It is expected to resume at first light on Monday morning.