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Body is found in search of Lough | |
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The body of a man has been recovered from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. | |
The body was found on Sunday after searches resumed for two men who fell into the water from a small fishing boat. His name has not been released. | |
The men were last seen near Devenish Island on lower Lough Erne at midday on Saturday. The Coastguard received a report that a boat had capsized. | |
It is understood the two men were fully clothed and did not have life jackets on. | |
Police want to hear from anyone who saw a green 16-foot open fishing boat which left Enniskillen on Sunday morning. | |
On Sunday, Diana Gadd from the Coastguard said it was increasingly unlikely that the men swam to safety. | |
"The shoreline has been scoured to see if they had managed to get out of the water," she said. | "The shoreline has been scoured to see if they had managed to get out of the water," she said. |
"We had an air search from helicopters, but nothing was found." | "We had an air search from helicopters, but nothing was found." |
The small fishing boat in which the men were travelling has been recovered. Police divers explored the depths around it but found nothing. | The small fishing boat in which the men were travelling has been recovered. Police divers explored the depths around it but found nothing. |
Police believe one of the man was the owner of the boat. No name has been released yet. They are still trying to establish the identity of the other man. | Police believe one of the man was the owner of the boat. No name has been released yet. They are still trying to establish the identity of the other man. |
A PSNI helicoper and an Irish Coastguard helicopter took part in Saturday's search along with the RNLI. | A PSNI helicoper and an Irish Coastguard helicopter took part in Saturday's search along with the RNLI. |
A police boat and Enniskillen inshore lifeboat also attended. | A police boat and Enniskillen inshore lifeboat also attended. |