Body found in search for fisherman off Donegal Coast

A local fishing vessel found a body in the Donegal Coast just before 18:00 local time

A body has been found during a search for a fisherman missing off the coast of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland.

A local fishing vessel involved in the search made the discovery off Teelin on the Donegal Coast just before 18:00 local time.

Emergency services were alerted at about 20:00 on Thursday when a member of the public reported a fishing vessel had run aground close to Mullaghmore Head.

A multi-agency search centred on an area off Mullaghmore and out into Donegal Bay.

The search concluded after three days of intensive searching coordinated by the Coast Guard at Malin Head Maritime Rescue Sub Centre.

They thanked local fishing vessels for helping in the search.

Previously, Roisin McBride, from the Irish Coast Guard, said that they were alerted that a fishing vessel "had run aground with its engine still running"

Malin Head Coast Guard centre coordinated the search in the Donegal Bay area, with Coast Guard "air and sea assets", RNLI units and other boats.

Previously, Roisin McBride, from the Irish Coast Guard, said the rescue coordination centre in Malin Head had started an extensive search of the area after a fishing vessel "had run aground with its engine still running".

A RNLI spokeswoman had said lifeboats from Sligo Bay and Bundoran were requested by the Irish Coast Guard "to divert from a routine training exercise" on Thursday night.

She said that followed a report from a member of the public who raised the alarm after spotting a boat aground with its engine still running off Cliffoney Beach.