Gardai stand down major search for missing Galway local
The coast guard helicopter, local gardai and fire emergency services searched the area in an overnight operation
Gardai have stood down the search for a missing Galway local.
An overnight operation had been in place in Cor na Ron in Indreabhán after alerts were raised about a man in his 70s who had gone missing from his home.
The coast guard helicopter, local gardai and fire emergency services searched the area from around 2am until the early hours of this morning.
Local sources have told Galway Live that the man, living local to the area, was found safe and sound after 9am this morning and has been brought to University Hospital Galway for assessment.
A garda spokesman told Galway Live: “Search operations were carried out in the Indreabhán, Spiddal, and Furbo areas of County Galway for a missing local man in his 70s.
“Gardaí and the Coast Guard launched the search after the man was reported missing from his Indreabhán home shortly after 2:00am today, 21st October 2026, having last been seen around midnight.
“The man was located at around 9:00am and has been brought by air ambulance to University Hospital Galway for assessment.”
In other missing person news, 14-year-old Giselle McNeill, who was reported missing from Mervue, Galway, since Monday October 12 , has been located safe and well with gardai thanking the public and media for their assistance on the matter.