Search for two men off Clare coast called off

The search for two men feared killed when their jeep plunged from cliffs into the Atlantic on the Clare coast has ended for the…

The search for two men feared killed when their jeep plunged from cliffs into the Atlantic on the Clare coast has ended for the day.

Earlier Garda divers and the Doolin Coast Guard searched the area for any trace of the missing men. Navy divers on board The Aran Islands lifeboat also conducted a sonar search of the area.

The body of a third man, found on a beach near Doolin village at 7am on Tuesday, has been identified as Martin Griffin, a carpenter (24) from Ennis.

It was confirmed yesterday that the postmortem carried out on Mr Griffin's body by assistant State pathologist Dr Michael Curtis showed he died of head injuries.

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Chief Supt John Kerin speculated yesterday that the injuries may have occurred as the jeep hit a number of ledges on the cliff face as it dropped into the Atlantic.