Body recovered in fisherman search

A body has been recovered from the sea following a search for a missing fisherman off west Cork.

The discovery was made after a man in his 60s failed to return to Schull from a fishing trip on Monday, a spokesman for Baltimore RNLI said. It is understood the body was found in the sea between Toormore and Goleen.

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The 16ft (5m) boat he had set out in, believed to be a type of punt, was found near Long Island on Monday.

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