27/10/2008

Search Underway For Missing Man

A major search operation is underway in Co Wexford for a man who has been missing since Friday night.

The 44-year-old man is from the Enniscorthy area and was last seen near Courtown Harbour at around 6.30pm that evening.

The man's car was also found in the area and the Courtown RNLI lifeboat and Cahore Inshore Rescue Service are conducting a search on the water along the North Wexford coastline.

Further searches are planned for the coming days and Coastguard members and other local volunteers have already joined the rescue effort.

Meanwhile, the missing man's family and friends have appealed to the pubic for help in tracing his whereabouts.

He was last seen wearing a black woollen jumper with two white stripes across the chest, and dark jeans.

The man is approximately 6ft tall approx, with a black receding hairline.

Gardai at Thomastown in Kilkenney are also for a 14-year-old girl, Megan Lawlor. Megan was last seen at 5.00pm on Thursday at Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny.

She is described as being 5'5'' in height and of slim build. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing navy jeans, a green zip up hooded jumper with a black pattern and black Ugg type boots.

It is believed that she might have travelled to Dublin and be in the O' Connell Street or Tallaght area.

(DW)

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