Body recovered in search of Lough Ree for missing man

Daryl Burke was on a small boat with two friends when it sank last month

Members of the Garda sub aqua team search Lough Ree, Co Westmeath for missing fisherman Daryl Burke. Photograph: PA
Members of the Garda sub aqua team search Lough Ree, Co Westmeath for missing fisherman Daryl Burke. Photograph: PA

Rescue teams searching for missing fisherman Daryl Burke (30) in Lough Ree have recovered a body.

A spokesman for the Lough Ree RNLI confirmed a body was removed from the water at about 2pm.

Mr Burke, a father-of-three from Co Armagh, was on a small boat with two friends when it sank in rough weather last month.

He had set off from Hodson Bay in Co Roscommon with John Trimble (60) and David Warnock(27).

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They were rescued from the water but Mr Warnock later died.

An extensive search of Lough Ree has been underway since the sinking. It included, Garda, naval and local diving clubs as well as divers from around the country.

The search was assisted by, among others, local anglers, the civil defence, members of Inland Fisheries Ireland and members of the local community.

Groups from Portadown, Dublin and Meath travelled to Lough Ree this weekend to assist in the search.