River Foyle

The River Foyle is a river in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at Strabane in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to the city of Derry, where it discharges into Lough Foyle and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean.

Due to the presence of two bridges over the river in Derry City, and a city blighted by poverty, many young Derry males choose to attempt suicide by jumping into the deep and fast moving Foyle. 'Foyle Search and Rescue ' was established as a charity in July 1993 and has adopted the role of protecting human life in the River Foyle from the Craigavon Bridge to the Foyle Bridge. In 2002 it had dealt with a total of 527 potential suicides and rescued 48 people from the River Foyle[1].

See also: List of rivers in Ireland