Gardaí have ruled out foul play in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found on a beach in Co Clare yesterday.
The bodies of the two middle-aged sisters from Wales, were found at the White Strand near Miltown Malbay yesterday morning. Both women were fully clothed and their clothing was wet.
They were found near a UK-registered car that belonged to one of the women. A dog that was discovered inside the vehicle was removed from the scene by the ISPCA’s dog warden in Clare.
The bodies of the women were removed to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, where Assistant State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis carried out postmortems.
A Garda spokeswoman said the incident is being treated as a “tragic accident”.
Results of the postmortem have not been revealed.
It was speculated that one of the women may have fallen or been struck by a freak wave and her companion might have gone to her aid.
The tide was out at the time of the discovery, but the sea was rough. It is understood the last high tide was at about 3am, which could mean that the women may have died late on Thursday night.