File image of Maghera Beach in Co Donegal where the man drowned this evening.

File image of Maghera Beach in Co Donegal where the man drowned this evening.

A 24-YEAR-old man has drowned in Co Donegal this afternoon.

The man got into difficulty while swimming at Maghera Beach at Ardara.

The alarm was raised just before 2 o’clock and he was airlifted to Letterkenny General Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.