The Castletown River
Two bodies were recovered from the Castletown River this morning, Gardai have confirmed.
The body of a man was discovered in the river this morning. It has subsequently emerged that a car was then discovered in the river close to the Quay, with a second man’s body recovered from it with the help of Dundalk Sub Aqua Club.
Post mortems are due to be carried out to determine the identity of the two individuals while the scene has been preserved for technical examination.
UPDATE: Gardai have confirmed that the first body discovered is that of Dundalk man Paul Newbury, who had been missing for some time.
