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Alexandra O'Brien's body recovered from River Foyle in Londonderry | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The body of a 21-year-old woman has been recovered from the River Foyle in Londonderry. | |
Alexandra O'Brien's body was found on Thursday afternoon during a search by the Foyle Search and Rescue team. | |
Rescue workers are continuing to search for 18-year-old Kieran McKeon, who is believed to have been with Ms O'Brien when she disappeared. | |
The team that recovered her body was assisted by the PSNI helicopter and Sligo coastguard. | |
Craig Smith from Foyle Search and Rescue said the search began on Thursday after personal belongings were found on the Foyle Bridge. | 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. |
Mr McKeon, who is from the Republic of Ireland, was last seen in Derry in the early hours of Thursday morning. | |