Cork father says his son lasted 29 minutes after life support turned off: 'A minute for every year of his life'

It was 29 minutes of heartbreaking sadness that no parent should ever have to experience. This trauma will never leave us.

We are haunted by these images and the thought of the lonely terror and pain he (Matt) must have felt, those images will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

Matt loved water sports. He could swim before he could walk. He was an excellent swimmer and surfer and he had trained in life saving.

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