Lake search for missing kayaker enters fourth day

An increasingly desperate search for a father-of-one who went missing while kayaking on a lake in Kerry on Friday morning continued over the weekend.

Neilus O’Connor, 38, from Cromane in Co Kerry, was reported missing by his partner Melissa after he failed to return home after setting out kayaking on White Sands Lake at around 3am on Friday.

A massive search operation was put into action almost immediately, with Shannon Coast Guard helicopter dispatched to the scene to search for the missing man.