An Irish man has died following a tragic accident in Africa.
The 20-year-old from Dublin is understood to have fallen in Tanzania on Saturday.
Govan Jolliffe-Byrne studied at Maynooth University and has been described by his local GAA club as a “true legend”.
“Govan Byrne a true legend, always the soul of the party and everyone’s friend, you will never be forgotten,” the tweet from Portmarnock GAA read.
Govan byrne a true legend always the the soul of the party & everyone's friend you will never be forgotten pic.twitter.com/KodQuDak3O
— Naomh Mearnog (@naomhmearnog) August 16, 2015
He had been backpacking around East Africa for the last three months.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs has stated that consular assistance is being provided to his family.
