Gardaí locate body in search for missing woman

Gardaí searching for missing mother of two Marie Heeran have located a body of a woman in a car at the bottom of a lake in Co…

Gardaí searching for missing mother of two Marie Heeran have located a body of a woman in a car at the bottom of a lake in Co Leitrim.

The car was found late this afternoon near Ballinamore, by the garda sub-aqua unit. The body is believed to be that of a middle-aged woman.

Mrs Heeran from Corrabrick, Keshcarrigan, Co Leitrim, was last seen between 1.00pm and 2.00pm in the Dromad and Rooskey areas of Co Leitrim.

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