200 search for teenager amid abduction fears

Fears for the safety of a missing Co Wicklow teenager have intensified after the third day of a major search operation failed to obtain any fresh trace of his whereabouts.

More than 200 voluntary helpers from the local community turned out in Arklow yesterday to assist a team of 25 gardaí in the search for James Sheehan, 18, from Ballyduff Rd, Arklow, who was reported missing at the weekend.

Among the searchers were friends and neighbours, who began helping with the operation to find James from 7am yesterday.