New search begins in Monaghan for ‘disappeared’ victim of the Troubles

A new search begins in County Monaghan today for one of the so-called “Disappeared” victims of the Troubles.

19 year old Columba McVeigh from County Tyrone was last seen in November 1975.

He was killed and secretly buried by the IRA, and his body has never been found

The new dig at Bragan bog near Emyvale will be the sixth to have been carried out in the area since 1999.

Geoff Knupfur from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains is leading the searches:

 

 

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