Irishman died of heart attack in Cyprus - report

Initial reports suggest that an Irishman who died when his boat overturned off the coast of Cyprus suffered a heart attack.

Initial reports suggest that an Irishman who died when his boat overturned off the coast of Cyprus suffered a heart attack.

It had been suspected that 70-year-old Thomas 'Terry' Roberts had drowned in an accident of Ayia Napa yesterday.

The elderly man - who was originally from Cobh in Co Cork - had retired to live on the Mediterranean island a number of years ago.

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