Woman may have come to Ireland to take her life
The Garda press office issued an appeal yesterday for help in locating Stephanie Glosse, who is understood to have arrived on Mar 30.
The woman, described as 5ft 11in with brown hair, brown eyes and wearing glasses, is believed to have flown into Dublin airport at about 9.30pm on Friday, Mar 30.
Gardaí say she has made no contact with home since arriving and that her family is seriously concerned for her safety.
It is believed the woman had discussed suicide on a social networking site and had talked about coming to Ireland.
It’s not known whether Ms Glosse is travelling with anyone else, but it’s understood that a number of specific days and times were mentioned, while the Cliffs of Moher were specifically discussed.
Local gardaí and rangers at the cliffs have been placed on high alert and are keeping a lookout for the woman. While the Coast Guard has not been formally requested to carry out a search, some members attached to the Doolin unit have volunteered to keep a watch for her.
Gardaí have asked anyone with information, or anyone who may have seen the woman, to contact Ennistymon Garda Station on 065 707 2180.
In April last year, a man believed to be a Spanish national, leapt from the Cliffs of Moher after arriving in Dublin Airport from Madrid.
The man, whose body was never recovered, is believed to have travelled to Clare by bus and left two bags containing personal belongings on the cliff top before American tourists saw him fall to his death.
In July 2010, the body of a German musician was recovered from the sea in Kilkee, Co Clare.
The body was identified as 43-year-old concert pianist Christian Glinz from Berlin.
Mr Glinz was only formally reported missing a week after his remains were found. His body remained unclaimed at the morgue at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick for several weeks before it was finally repatriated to Berlin.
