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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. A community rescue team in Ballycastle is to continue searching for a missing woman, until a body found at a beach in Scotland is formally identified.
The 47-year-old woman has not been seen since the night of Sunday, 11 September. Karen Coyles, 47, has been missing since the night of Sunday 11 September.
A body was discovered on the Isle of Gigha off the Mull of Kintyre on Thursday. On Thursday, a body was discovered on a beach on the Mull of Kintyre. The police there have said it is unlikely the body will be identified on Friday.
Police are liaising with officers in Strathclyde to establish the identity of the woman. Police in Northern Ireland are liaising with officers in Strathclyde and Ms Coyles' family is awaiting news.
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 body was discovered at Rhunahoarine Point, a beach on the Mull of Kintyre.
Sean McCarry from the Community Rescue Service, who has been leading the search for Ms Coyles, is staying with her 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 Team captain
"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.
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.