Man's body found in van in lough

The body of a young man in his early 20s was discovered early yesterday inside a van which was submerged in Lough Muckno, a few…

The body of a young man in his early 20s was discovered early yesterday inside a van which was submerged in Lough Muckno, a few miles from Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.

Gardaí are investigating how the the vehicle went into the water from a roadway near the lake.

The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was identified as a single local man from the Castleblayney area.

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