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| Karen Coyles' family wait to hear if body found off Scotland is loved one | Karen Coyles' family wait to hear if body found off Scotland is loved one |
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| The family of Karen Coyles, who went missing in Ballycastle are waiting to hear if the body of a woman found off the coast of Scotland is hers. | The family of Karen Coyles, who went missing in Ballycastle are waiting to hear if the body of a woman found off the coast of Scotland is hers. |
| The 47-year-old woman has not been seen since the night of Sunday, 11 September. | The 47-year-old woman has not been seen since the night of Sunday, 11 September. |
| A body was discovered on the Isle of Gigha off the Mull of Kintyre on Thursday. | |
| Police are liaising with officers in Strathclyde to establish the identity of the woman. | Police are liaising with officers in Strathclyde to establish the identity of the woman. |
| Sean McCarry from the Community Rescue Service led the search for Ms Coyles when she went missing and is staying with the family until a formal identification has been carried out. | Sean McCarry from the Community Rescue Service led the search for Ms Coyles when she went missing and is staying with the family until a formal identification has been carried out. |
| "The family are united as they have been throughout this process," he said. | "The family are united as they have been throughout this process," he said. |
| "They are obviously anxious to find out where Karen is, but equally they're not wishing it to be somebody else. | "They are obviously anxious to find out where Karen is, but equally they're not wishing it to be somebody else. |
| Identification | Identification |
| "They're just waiting to see what the situation is - if it is Karen or not. There's a relief in one way but the tragedy of a loss on the other." | "They're just waiting to see what the situation is - if it is Karen or not. There's a relief in one way but the tragedy of a loss on the other." |
| Mr McCarry said they expect a formal identification to take place on Friday. | Mr McCarry said they expect a formal identification to take place on Friday. |
| Ms Coyles was chairperson of the Ballycastle Camogie Club and had just returned from Dublin where she and her team had been playing a match. | Ms Coyles was chairperson of the Ballycastle Camogie Club and had just returned from Dublin where she and her team had been playing a match. |
| She had captained the winning team in the all-Ireland camogie sevens tournament. | She had captained the winning team in the all-Ireland camogie sevens tournament. |
| Ms Coyles worked in the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. | Ms Coyles worked in the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. |
| Her friends and relatives first realised there was something wrong when she did not turn up for work on 12 September. | Her friends and relatives first realised there was something wrong when she did not turn up for work on 12 September. |
| Police, the coastguard, dive teams and the local community have been searching for her since. | Police, the coastguard, dive teams and the local community have been searching for her since. |