Fisherman's body is found in Donegal

By William O Toole

The body of a fisherman who went missing in Donegal this morning has been recovered from the water.

It is understood that the man was working on a Spanish trawler that went overboard last night and was reported missing this morning.

Malin Head Coastguard and the Killybegs Coastguard Unit carried out extensive searches for the man.

His body was recovered in Killybegs harbour shortly after lunchtime. His remains were taken to Letterkenny hospital where a post-mortem will be carried out.

The nationality of the dead man is not known at this stage.