Body of man recovered on Inishbofin Island, Co Galway

A man’s body has been recovered on Inishbofin Island, off the coast of County Galway.

Malin Head Coast Guard was notified at 10.15 last night that a fisherman was overdue and presumed missing off the island.

The Coast Guard and RNLI carried out a search around the island, and Rescue 118 subsequently reported that a body was recovered by members of the local community on the northern shore of the island just before midnight.

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