THE SEARCH for a 38-year-old man who failed to return from a kayaking trip on a lake near Cromane, Co Kerry, in the early hours of Friday continued yesterday.
Nealie O’Connor, originally from Tralee and living near Loch Gaineamháin with his partner and two-month old baby, set out on the lake on his kayak at 3am. His partner raised the alarm at 8am when he failed to return.
A search co-ordinated by gardaí and assisted by the Valentia Coast Guard began at once on Friday.
Yesterday, sweeps of the lake were undertaken by the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter and inshore search and rescue units, locals and fishermen scoured the lake. Divers from Killarney Water Rescue assisted in the search.