Lough Corrib
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#Missing - Galway Bay FM reports that a body was recovered from the water near Oughterard Pier in the search for a fisherman missing in Lough Corrib yesterday afternoon (Saturday 13 August).
As previously covered on Afloat.ie, the search began on Friday morning after a fishing boat belonging to a local man in his 50s was found unoccupied in the Co Galway lake.
MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business
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