Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan Darren Rodgers dies in Nice

ByTom Adams

Updated 13/06/2016 at 15:30 GMT

A 24-year-old Northern Ireland fan named Darren Rodgers has died overnight in Nice, a few hours after the team played Poland in Euro 2016.

Reports said the supporter fell from a railing at Castel Plage, on the Promenade des Anglais.

His death, which occurred at around 2am, was said to be accidental in a report in newspaper Nice Matin.

Northern Ireland paid tribute to the supporter.

Euro 2016

Rooney: Hodgson got it wrong at finals

01/08/2016 at 20:07

The images below are from Google Maps and show Castel beach.

Nice

Image credit: Eurosport

Nice

Image credit: Eurosport

According to Reuters the fan scaled a sea-front railing and fell on his head onto a stone beach.

"Investigators suspect an accidental death," a police spokesman said.

Euro 2016

Hodgson's England 'had the talent to win Euro 2016'

30/07/2016 at 10:59

Euro 2016

France beat Portugal to make final

00:02:18

|

21/07/2016 at 22:43

Euro 2016

Sam Allardyce ‘to be named England manager’ – report

20/07/2016 at 17:47