Body of missing Irishman is returned to family after 10 years

John Roche’s remains were left unidentified for a decade after they were recovered by a fishing vessel near the Isle of Man in April 2013.

John Roche’s remains were left unidentified for a decade after they were recovered by a fishing vessel near the Isle of Man in April 2013.

The body of a missing Irishman has been identified and returned from the Isle of Man to his family in Wicklow after 10 years, thanks to DNA testing.

John Roche’s remains were left unidentified for a decade after they were recovered by a fishing vessel near the Isle of Man in April 2013.

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