Angler missing in Donegal

Garda divers will this morning resume searching for an angler lost in waters off Gweebarra Estuary, Co Donegal, shortly before…

Garda divers will this morning resume searching for an angler lost in waters off Gweebarra Estuary, Co Donegal, shortly before 9 p.m. last night.

The man, in his 60s and from nearby Glenties, was fishing beneath Gweebarra bridge when the sandbank he was standing on collapsed. A hat and fishing rod were recovered.

The Aran lifeboat, Bunbeg coastguard and Sligo marine rescue helicopter searched the coast until nightfall.

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