Gardaí and Civil Defence personnel yesterday recovered the body of a 52-year-old man from Celbridge, Co Kildare, who had been missing since Sunday evening when he failed to return from a shooting trip in Co Tipperary.
Mr Alan Jones was reported missing near the village of Toomevara, between Templemore and Nenagh, after going snipe-shooting in the Devil's Bit mountain range. A search team had found his car at Cloncannon, near Toomevara, on Sunday evening. His body was recovered from the Ollatrim River, close to the search area, just before 9 a.m. yesterday. The search for Mr Jones's gun will continue.
Fire crews and gardaí participated in the search, which involved the use of the Shannon-based search-and-rescue helicopter. Supt Jim Mulligan of Templemore said gardaí were anxious to speak to anyone who may be able to help them trace Mr Jones's last movements.