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Search Concludes For Missing West Cork Walker
#Missing - It's been reported that the search for a Dutch national who went missing on the Sheep's Head Peninsula three weeks ago has come to an end.
According to TheJournal.ie, the Irish Coast Guard has concluded its search for Roland Deckers, 31, who disappeared with his friend Othman Rahmouni, when the pair went for a coastal walk on 8 February amid severe weather.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, a body discovered in an inlet of the peninsula two days after the men were reported missing was later identified as 33-year-old Rahmouni.
Search teams were hopeful that a break in the weather would help reveal the whereabouts of Decker, whose family own the holiday home where the friends were staying.
That came on Saturday last, allowing teams to climb down the blowhole to search the sea cave on the peninsula, but nothing was found.
TheJournal.ie has more on the story HERE.
Body Identified As Search For Missing West Cork Walker Continues
#Search - The Irish Times reports that the body recovered off Sheep's Head in West Cork earlier this week has been identified as 33-year-old Othman Rahmouni, as the search was expected to resume this morning for his friend Roland Deckers (31).
The two men, who were friends from Amsterdam, went missing almost a week ago on Saturday 8 February from the Deckers family's holiday home on the peninsula as Force 11 winds and heavy waves swept in from the Atlantic.
Emergency teams on Monday discovered a body in an inlet of the peninsula, but search efforts for the second man were hampered during the week by persistent storm conditions.
Today's break in the weather will allow for a further sweep of the northern coastline, helped by a low tide expected before noon.
The Irish Times has more on the story HERE.
Weather Hampers Search For Missing West Cork Walker
#Search - The Irish Examiner reports that a postmortem was due yesterday on the as-yet unidentified body recovered off Sheep's Head in Co Cork in the search for two men missing since the weekend.
Meanwhile an extreme weather warning for Cork and Kerry is hampering the search effort for the second of the pair, one of whom has been named as 31-year-old Dutch national Roland Deckers, whose family owns a holiday home in the area.
The other has been named by RTÉ News as 33-year-old Othman Rahmouni, a resident near Amsterdam.
Weather conditions yesterday were judged not suitable for diving, ruling out a search below the rising waves on the West Cork peninsula, and the operation has been stood down till conditions improve.
"We'd hope to get a window in the next few days, but it's not looking great weather-wise," said Valentia coastguard spokesperson John Draper.
Search Continues For Missing Man As Body Found Off Sheep's Head
#Search - BreakingNews.ie reports that a body has been found in the search for two men missing on Sheep's Head in West Cork.
The remains have not yet been identified, but are believed to be one of two visitors - a Dutch national whose family have a home near Kilcrohane, and his German national friend - who went missing on Saturday 8 February after informing family back home they were going for a walk to a nearby lighthouse.
Weather conditions on the day deteriorated quickly as Met Eireann issued one of an extended series of warnings for coastal areas.
The search continues for the second missing man, with operations co-ordinated by Naval Service vessel LE Emer, according to RTÉ News.
