Body recovered from river in Galway

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A body has been recovered this evening from the River Corrib near Galway Cathedral. The body taken from the water has not yet been positively identified and it has been taken to University Hospital, Galway for a post mortem. Gardai, fire fighters and other emergency services are understood to have removed the body from the water shortly after 4 pm. Earlier in the day searches were onegoing around the city for 19-year-old Sean Igoe from Lehanagh, Castleblakeney, a first year student at NUIG, who has been missing in the city since early yesterday (Friday) morning. The fire service personel who had been stood down from that search earlier in the day were recalled to the area near Galway Cathedral this evening. The Air-Sea rescue helicopter from Shannon joined in the search for a time earlier today.