Update:
Emergency services rushed to the scene where a car went off a pier in Co Galway.
The vehicle went into the water at Carrowmoreknock Ferry Pier, Lough Corrib around 8:30pm this evening.
Gardai have confirmed that the coast guard was straight into the water but they said they can now tragically confirm that a 67-yr-old man has drowned as a result of the incident.
Gardai, the fire brigade, two ambulances and the coast guard were all at the scene.
A garda spokesman said: “Shortly after 8.20pm on the 31st December 2016 Gardaí in Salthill received a cal that a car had gone into Lough Corrib at Knockferry.
“A male (67 years) deceased was recovered from the water, he is still at the scene awaiting transfer to the Morgue at University College Hospital Galway.
“Nothing suspicious, believed the car may have slipped into the water. Investigations ongoing.”