City scene preserved ahead of Garda Ombudsman investigation
Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Garda Ombudsman Commission is investigating the death of man in the city, after his body was taken from the River Corrib.
A major search operation was launched after the man was seen entering the water at O' Brien's Bridge.
The man, in his 40s, had been stopped at a garda traffic checkpoint prior to the incident around 6.30 last evening.
The man's body was found near the entrance to the lower bridge at Lough Atalia an hour later.
He was taken to University Hospital Galway, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
The man's car remains at the scene close to O' Briens Bridge as a Garda Ombudsman investigation is carried out.
Mike Swan from Galway RNLI explains the operation after they were alerted yesterday evening.