{"id":739,"date":"2012-06-20T10:31:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T09:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishpolishsociety.ie\/?p=739"},"modified":"2012-06-22T10:42:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T09:42:05","slug":"parents-of-missing-irish-man-in-poland-make-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishpolishsociety.ie\/articles\/parents-of-missing-irish-man-in-poland-make-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"POST MORTEM INDICATES NO FOUL PLAY IN DEATH OF IRISH FAN JAMES NOLAN IN POLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A post mortem on Irish soccer fan James Nolan who was found dead in a canal in Poland, indicates that he drowned.<\/p>\n

James Nolan, 21, went missing last Sunday in Bydgoszcz in Poland and his body was discovered yesterday by police divers.<\/p>\n

Polish prosecutor Wlodzimierz Marszalkowski has said that there were no external or internal injuries that could suggest foul play.<\/p>\n

Wlodzimierz Marszalkowski said that “there is no other hypothesis than an accident, there are no doubts, no circumstances to suggest otherwise.”<\/p>\n

He said that Polish prosecutors will nevertheless continue to check security camera footage in an effort to clarify the circumstances of the drowning.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the mayor of Bydgoszcz has asked the UEFA President for a minute’s silence ahead of one of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals, in memory of James Nolan whose body was found yesterday.<\/p>\n

It is believed Mr Nolan accidentally fell into the water 500m from the bar where he had been socialising with friends.<\/p>\n

He was in Poland with friends for Euro 2012.<\/p>\n

Vincent Balfe, the Chairman of Blessington FC, knew Mr Nolan, and said this morning that it was meant to be the “trip of a lifetime” for the young man.<\/p>\n

He said: “It’s something he had looked forward to for so long and saved for so long and obviously our hearts go out to the other lads who were over there with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe six guys are all local lads as well, some of them are his clubmates here in the football club.<\/p>\n

“It’s something they had just set their hearts on for a long long time, a trip of a lifetime, and unfortunately turned into a nightmare.”<\/p>\n

Hundreds of residents of the Polish city gathered along the river Brda this morning in an outpouring of sympathy.<\/p>\n

Flowers, candles and photos of Mr Nolan adorned with black ribbons lined an area of a bank of the river.<\/p>\n

Bydgoszcz Mayor Rafal Bruski said the minute’s silence would “be a symbolic gesture of respect from all of us, showing that in such moments the great football family is united.”<\/p>\n

In a letter to Michel Platini he wrote: “Let us pay tribute to the Irish, the best supporters of the tournament. Let it be a day of solidarity with those who are the most affected by this untimely death,” Mr Bruski added in a separate public declaration.<\/p>\n

“An Irish flag flew at half-mast in front of city hall, and green-white-orange flags will adorn the historic city centre where the tragedy occurred,” said Bydgoszcz cityhall spokesman Piotr Kurek.<\/p>\n

“This is not entirely consistent with official protocol, but we wanted to express our solidarity with Ireland,” he added.<\/p>\n

Cafes and restaurants in the city’s central tourist district decorated their windows with Irish flags, flowers and photos of Mr Nolan with black ribbons.<\/p>\n

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