Rescuers discover body in Co Kerry

Rescuers searching for a man missing since yesterday have located a body near Kenmare in Co Kerry.

Rescuers searching for a man missing since yesterday have located a body near Kenmare in Co Kerry.

It is understood the body was found west of Blackwater Bridge near Kenmare by rescuers searching for 51-year-old Michael Stapleton who was last seen yesterday morning when he left his home to go fishing.

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