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Disappeared search body moved from County Meath bog Disappeared search body moved from County Meath bog
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Human remains thought to belong to one of the Disappeared have been moved from a bog in County Meath.Human remains thought to belong to one of the Disappeared have been moved from a bog in County Meath.
It is believed the remains, which were found near Kells, are those of Brendan Megraw.It is believed the remains, which were found near Kells, are those of Brendan Megraw.
He was kidnapped from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978 and murdered by the IRA. It claimed he had confessed to being a British agent.He was kidnapped from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978 and murdered by the IRA. It claimed he had confessed to being a British agent.
He was one of 16 murder victims who became known as the Disappeared.He was one of 16 murder victims who became known as the Disappeared.
The remains were found on Wednesday in a drainage ditch on Oristown bog by contractors called in to prepare the site for forensic excavations.The remains were found on Wednesday in a drainage ditch on Oristown bog by contractors called in to prepare the site for forensic excavations.
The land was being examined in the search for Mr Megraw.The land was being examined in the search for Mr Megraw.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said the information came from a "long-standing republican contact".The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said the information came from a "long-standing republican contact".
His body was taken away in an ambulance.His body was taken away in an ambulance.
'DNA'
It is expected that a post-mortem examination will take place on Thursday or Friday to try to identify the cause of death.It is expected that a post-mortem examination will take place on Thursday or Friday to try to identify the cause of death.
DNA samples will be taken and compared through a DNA database belonging to the ICLVR to try and establish the identity of the remains. DNA samples will be taken and compared through a database belonging to the ICLVR to try and establish the identity of the remains.
'Sad but relieved'
Members of Mr Megraw's family visited the site on Thursday morning to witness the removal of the remains.Members of Mr Megraw's family visited the site on Thursday morning to witness the removal of the remains.
On Wednesday. his brother, Sean, said he hoped Brendan could soon be laid to rest with their father and mother. His brother, Sean, said he had delivered the news to Brendan's former wife.
"I'm sad, but there's relief that apparently it is Brendan - we can't be 100% but we're fairly sure it is him," he said. "She was very delighted to hear the news. It will be a hard time now for his daughter and he had grandchildren as well. It's something we will all have to get used to," he said.
"From what we've been told and where he is etc, it looks like it is Brendan." "It's just, taking it all in, it's difficult. Even coming here this morning it's good, but it's a sad time as well."
He said it could be weeks before the remains were formally identified. There have been three unsuccessful searches for Mr Megraw.
Mr Megraw said for the first 20 years after his brother's disappearance the family had no idea what had happened to him.
"It was only since 1999 that we knew for definite that he had been killed, but prior to that you were nearly afraid to talk to people," he said.
There have been three unsuccessful searches for Mr Megraw, the most recent in 2010.
In August, the ICLVR announced that a new search for Mr Megraw would get under way.In August, the ICLVR announced that a new search for Mr Megraw would get under way.
They said that a "geophysical survey" would be carried out on 2.5 hectares of land.They said that a "geophysical survey" would be carried out on 2.5 hectares of land.