Family of Colin Ronayne launch memorial fund in aid of rescue team which retrieved his body

The family of a young man who died earlier this year have launched a memorial fund in aid of the organisation which retrieved his body.

UCC student Colin Ronayne was last seen alive on College Road in the early hours of New Year’s Day, and his subsequent disappearance sparked a massive search for the 31-year-old. His body was found in the River Lee near the marina by volunteers three weeks later on January 22.

The search effort was supported by Mallow Search and Rescue, a voluntary organisation that assists in water-based missing person searches, as well as providing safety boat cover for water-based events.