Unidentified remains of man believed to be those of victim of Tuskar Rock air tragedy

Rescuers pull part of the wreckage of the Aer Lingus plane which crashed into the sea off Wexford in March 1968.

A man whose unidentified remains are buried in a Wexford cemetery is believed to be one of the victims of the 1968 Tuskar Rock air tragedy.

The man’s remains were discovered in the sea near Tuskar Rock in May 1968 — two months after Aer Lingus flight 712 crashed into the sea off Wexford on March 24, 1968.