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Body Recovered From Shannon Feared To Be Missing Limerick Teen

4th October 2013
Body Recovered From Shannon Feared To Be Missing Limerick Teen

#News - A body has been recovered by divers from the River Shannon in Limerick city today (4 October), as RTÉ News reports.

Divers with Limerick Search and Rescue had been taking part in the major search operation for missing teenager Chloe Kinsella when they made the grim discovery before noon near Thomond Bridge in the city.

Though the body has yet to be formally identified, it is feared to be the 15-year-old who went missing from her home in the city last Saturday 28 September.

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MacDara Conroy

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