Windsurfer's body recovered

The body of a windsurfer, reported missing on Wednesday night, was recovered from Lough Derg on the Shannon by the Garda Sub-…

The body of a windsurfer, reported missing on Wednesday night, was recovered from Lough Derg on the Shannon by the Garda Sub-Aqua Unit yesterday morning. He has been named as Mr Jason Hackett (22), son of Dr and Mrs Colm Hackett, of Ballycar Road, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare.

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