Young Man From Kilteel Dies After Fall In Croatia

Monday, 11 July 2022 09:09

By Caoimhe Harney

The man died following the tragic accident in Zadar.

A 20 year old man who died while on holidays in Croatia has been named locally as Seán Brogan from Tall Trees, Kilteel.

Local media in Croatia reported that the young man died after falling from an ancient wall in the surrounds of the Queen Jelena Madijevka Gardens in the early hours of Thursday morning.

It is understood that Sean was playing the guitar while sitting on a rampart wall in the historic park prior to the fall.

Local newspaper, IndexHR, report that officers from the Zadar police department responded to the scene at around 4.45am on Thursday and discovered the man’s body.

The Mayor of Zadar, Branko Dukić, expressed his condolences to the man’s family in Ireland, saying: “I was shocked by this news, thousands of children, adults and elderly people pass through our ramparts every day and they do so without danger and in complete freedom.

"Unfortunately, accidents happen,” he said.

Seán was also a member of the Rathcoole Football Club, who paid tribute to him in a statement on Facebook:

“It is with utter heartbreak that I send this message. Sean was a much-loved member of Rathcoole FC since the age of eight and had stayed with the club throughout to the senior team.

“Seán was one of our best players but most of all he was a friend and one of the most genuine men we knew.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Paul his father, who is also a key figure on coaching the senior team, his wife Una and their daughter Jessie on the passing of Sean. May his gentle soul rest in peace.”

Sean is survived by his parents Úna and Paul, sister Jess, and grandmother Lucy.

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