Body of missing man recovered from Cork river
The body of William Horgan surfaced at about 11am in the Port of Cork’s main shipping channel, close to Horgan’s Quay.
Firefighters were called to the scene and they recovered the body a short while later.
The remains were subsequently identified as those of Mr Horgan, aged 59.
He had been missing from his home at Crone’s Lane, off Tower St, since Jan 12.
The body was removed from the scene to Cork University Hospital for an autopsy to establish the exact cause of death.
A garda spokesman said at this stage, they do not believe the death to be suspicious.
Gardaí at Barrack St had issue several public appeals for help in tracing Mr Horgan.
The Mallow Search and Rescue Unit was called in last week to conduct searches of the Lee using its side-scanning sonar device.
They were joined in recent days by members of the Missing Person’s Search and Recovery association, Cork Civil Defence, North Cork Civil Defence, and the naval diving unit.
Gardaí at Mayfield are investigating the death and are preparing a file for the coroner’s court.
