Search of bog for 1975 IRA victim Columba McVeigh is paused for winter

The search for Columba McVeigh is to be paused over the winter because of the hazardous weather conditions (Liam McBurney/PA)

The search for a Northern Ireland teenager who was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, is being paused for the winter due to “dangerous” weather conditions.

Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore in Co Tyrone, was last seen in November 1975.