Body recovered in search for two missing Navan men

LOUISE WALSH

A body has been recovered from the River Boyne at Navan this evening by rescue groups searching for two missing men.

Meath River Rescue recovered the body at Blackcastle earlier tonight.

A search of the Rivers Boyne and Blackwater has been ongoing for John Stokes since he went missing almost a month ago.

The search was further extended to comb the waterways when Derek Gallagher from Silverlawn, Navan went missing 19 days ago.

Members of the Meath River Rescue and other voluntary groups as well as Meath Civil Defence, the Garda Water Unit and the Army have been invloved in the lengthy search in difficult conditions.