Lough Conn search goes on

The Garda underwater unit was joined by Civil Defence members from Mayo and Roscommon yesterday and a specially trained dog unit…

The Garda underwater unit was joined by Civil Defence members from Mayo and Roscommon yesterday and a specially trained dog unit from Co Down in the continuing search for two Enniskillen eel fishermen missing on Lough Conn, Co Mayo.

Mr Jeremy Irvine (29) and Mr Trevor Boyd (32) have been missing since April 1st.

Insp Gerry Henry, who is co-ordinating the search, said they were also using expert dragging operations and were confident the bodies would be recovered.