River search for driver of stolen car

A SEARCH is under way amid fears the driver of a stolen car that plunged into the River Lee may have drowned.

Gardaí have appealed for people to remain vigilant along the banks of the river, downstream of Cork city, after discovering the car submerged near Pairc Uí Caoimh.

A Garda spokesman said preliminary forensic examination of the car and its point of entry led officers to believe the driver was in the car when it hit the water.