A young Irish man has died and another is still missing following a kayaking accident in Ecuador. Alex McGourty, 19, from Co Sligo, passed away on Saturday while on a group kayaking expedition. It is ...

Sligo teenager Alex McGourty was tragically killed after getting caught up in a strong current. The trainee kayaking instructor was crossing the Abanico river on Saturday when he got into difficulty.

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Searches continue for a second Irishman caught up in the accident. Tributes followed the death of a young man in a kayaking accident A young Irish man who died in Ecuador in a kayaking accident has ...

Alex McGourty has been awarded a scholarship into the World Class Kayak Academy in Washington David Higgins The earthquakes hit in Ecuador's north-western coastal area David Higgins is reported ...

A young Irish man who died in Ecuador in a kayaking accident has been described as an “absolute gentleman”. Alex McGourty, 19, from Sligo was “fulfilling his dreams” kayaking in the country when he ...