09/01/2012

Hunt For Galway Teen Continues

A search is underway along the Galway coast for a 19-year-old man missing since yesterday.

The teenager was last seen entering the water near O'Brien's bridge in Galway city at around 2.45am yesterday.

The Shannon Coast Guard helicopter and lifeboats crews are assisting gardaí and volunteers in the search, which is today focusing on the coastline from Oranmore to Strandhill.

Separately, a search in Co Mayo for a missing man aged in his 30s has been called off due to bad weather in the area.

The man has been missing for a number of days.

Earlier today gardaí and the lifeboat services had searched the Clew Bay and Westport Quay following a land and sea search for the last few days.

(DW/GK)


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