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26/11/2007
Body Recovered In Wexford Pier Tragedy
The body of a man has now been recovered from a car which went off the pier at Cahore in North Wexford this morning.
Garda divers were continuing to search the area on Monday afternoon for a second person who may have been in the vehicle at the time.
A search operation was launched this morning after an eye-witness reported seeing a dark-coloured car with two people inside enter the water just after eight o'clock.
The search, which involved an Irish Coastguard Helicopter and coastguard crews from Courtown and Cahore, was launched following reports that eyewitnesses had seen the car drive off the pier.
Gardaí said that, according to reports, there was at least one person in the car when it entered the water.
(KMcA)
Garda divers were continuing to search the area on Monday afternoon for a second person who may have been in the vehicle at the time.
A search operation was launched this morning after an eye-witness reported seeing a dark-coloured car with two people inside enter the water just after eight o'clock.
The search, which involved an Irish Coastguard Helicopter and coastguard crews from Courtown and Cahore, was launched following reports that eyewitnesses had seen the car drive off the pier.
Gardaí said that, according to reports, there was at least one person in the car when it entered the water.
(KMcA)
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