Garda John McCallion died while out cycling close to his home in Co Mayo. A post mortem has found he died of natural causes.
Foul play, or any third party involvement, has been ruled out in the death of Garda John McCallion who died while out cycling last Friday.
The married father of three was found on a road beside
his bike on Friday evening after going out cycling from his Co Mayo home.
A post mortem was undertaken to determine how he died. It
has ruled out a car crash, any other third party involvement or foul play.
It found Mr McCallion died of natural causes, though the
precise details of the cause of death were not released when the Garda issued a
statement.
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"Gardaí in Claremorris are investigating the sudden
death of a pedal cyclist that occurred on the road between Kiltimagh and
Swinford on Friday,” it said.
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"The man (late 40s) was out cycling when it appears
he took a turn and fell from his bicycle, with serious injuries.
"He was removed to Mayo University Hospital,
Castlebar where he later passed away on Friday night.
"The post mortem has concluded and the deceased died
of natural causes - a file will be prepared for the Coroners Court."
Tragically for his family; his brother, who was also a
garda, was killed on duty 10 years ago in Co Donegal.
Robbie McCallion was struck by a speeding car. Both
brothers had followed the family tradition of taking up a career in policing.
John McCallion was a keen cyclist and worked in Co Mayo
where he was from. The 48-year-old married father of three children still lived
in Swinford where he grew up.
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