Search for missing Strabane man stood down after body recovered from Foyle

The search for Jordan Gallagher from Strabane, which had been ongoing since March 2nd has been stood down following the recovery of a body from the River Mourne last night.

The Community Rescue Service says its volunteers were deployed on a daily basis since then, along with colleagues from Foyle Search and Rescue and Search & Rescue Dog Association Ireland North.

In a social media post, they say that last evening, a family friend located a body, believed to be that of the missing man.

Update – PSNI Statement :

 

Police can confirm that the body of a man has been recovered from the River Mourne in Strabane.  

Formal identification and a post mortem will take place in due course, however, police are not treating the death as suspicious at this time. 

Police are liaising with the family of Jordan Gallagher who was reported missing to police on Saturday, 2nd March, 2024. 

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