19/06/2012

Irish Ambassador To Poland Joins Search For Missing Wicklow Man

The search in Poland for Wicklow man, James Nolan, has entered its third day.

The Irish ambassador to Poland, Eugene Hutchinson, is now on his way from Warsaw to Bydgoszcz to liaise with the Polish authorities co-ordinating the search.

Mr Hutchinson will also meet with the young man's friends who have remained in Bydgoszcz to search for their friend.

He will also contact Mr Nolan's family.

A spokesman said there have been no developments in the case and the young man's whereabouts are still unknown.

The environmental engineering student from Blessington was last seen on Saturday night in Bydgoszcz, a town about 130km northeast of Poznan.

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