10/11/2014

Garda Confirm Body Found In Co Donegal River

Gardaí have confirmed they have recovered a body in a river in Co Donegal.

Garda said the body of a man was recovered from a river on the Inishowen peninsula on Sunday afternoon.

The body was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where a post-mortem is due to be carried out today.

The identity of the man has not been confirmed.

However, it is known the body was recovered closed to the site where gardaí searched for Stephen McCloskey (33), who has been missing for two weeks.

(MH/CD)


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