MAN'S BODY FOUND AFTER SEARCH OF CORRIB

Date Published: 29-Sep-2008

A man's body has been recovered following a search of the River Corrib last evening. [28/9]The Shannon-based coastguard helicopter, the Garda helicopter, the Lough Corrib Search and Rescue team and local Gardaí were all involved in a major search operation last night.The search was undertaken shortly after 7pm following reports that a man had entered the water at Dangan in the city.A man's body was recovered from the Corrib by people searching in boats, late last night.Meanwhile,A second search was undertaken at Lough Atalia in the city last evening, following reports that a dinghy had capsized in the water near the railway bridge at Galway Docks.Galway RNLI Lifeboat, the Irish Coastguard helicopter and Galway Gardaí were involved in that search at around 5.30pm, however no-one was found