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| Woman's body recovered from river Foyle in Londonderry | Woman's body recovered from river Foyle in Londonderry |
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| The body of a 21-year-old woman has been recovered from the river Foyle in Londonderry. | The body of a 21-year-old woman has been recovered from the river Foyle in Londonderry. |
| It was discovered on Thursday afternoon following a search by the Foyle Search and Rescue team, assisted by the PSNI helicopter and Sligo coastguard. | It was discovered on Thursday afternoon following a search by the Foyle Search and Rescue team, assisted by the PSNI helicopter and Sligo coastguard. |
| Police have confirmed the body was of a woman who had been reported missing. | Police have confirmed the body was of a woman who had been reported missing. |
| Craig Smith from Foyle Search and Rescue said the search began on Thursday after personal belongings were found on the Foyle Bridge. | |
| "We searched until about 10:30 GMT on Thursday and resumed a search at 14:00 GMT, which unfortunately led to a body being recovered around 5pm last night," Mr Smith said. | "We searched until about 10:30 GMT on Thursday and resumed a search at 14:00 GMT, which unfortunately led to a body being recovered around 5pm last night," Mr Smith said. |
| "We were assisted by the PSNI helicopter and the Sligo coastguard who located the body for the teams to go in to recover." | "We were assisted by the PSNI helicopter and the Sligo coastguard who located the body for the teams to go in to recover." |
| Mr Smith said recovering a body was one of the "saddest tasks" that crew members had to face. | Mr Smith said recovering a body was one of the "saddest tasks" that crew members had to face. |
| "This year we have actually saved five people's lives since 1 January from the river and this is the first body in 2013," he said. | "This year we have actually saved five people's lives since 1 January from the river and this is the first body in 2013," he said. |
| Meanwhile police have released details of a missing man in the city. | Meanwhile police have released details of a missing man in the city. |
| A search is under way to locate Kieran McKeon, 18, from the Republic of Ireland, who was last seen in Derry in the early hours of Thursday morning. | A search is under way to locate Kieran McKeon, 18, from the Republic of Ireland, who was last seen in Derry in the early hours of Thursday morning. |