20/04/2015

Body Recovered From Lake In Co Cavan

Gardaí in Co Cavan are still trying to identify a body recovered from a lake on Saturday.

The body was recovered from Lough Ramor, close to Virginia, which has been the site of ongoing searches for missing 37-year-old Joseph Whelan who has been missing for two weeks.

It is understood that a post-mortem has preliminarily ruled out foul play, however garda are still waiting on the results of toxicology test.

(MH/CD)

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