11/02/2014

Coast Guard Suspend Search For Missing Man

A search operation in Co Cork has been called off due to bad weather conditions.

The search is for one of two men who went missing from Cohb at the weekend.

On Monday, the Irish Coast Guard recovered a body on Monday that is believed to be one of the missing men.

According to reports, the men - thought to be from the Netherlands - have been missing since Saturday.

Coast Guard units from Castletownbere, Goleen, Toehead and Glandore, supported by members of the Civil Defence, will continue to search today, concentrating on the northern side of the peninsula overlooking Bantry Bay.

Members of the public not directly related to the search have been urged to stay away from the area.

(MH/JP)

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