The operation is due to resume from around 11am, the Irish Coast Guard confirmed
An abandoned buggy on the unprotected cliff edge, beside a 700-foot drop, on the Cliffs of Moher walking trail. Photograph: Andrew Hamiltonon Tuesday will continue later on Friday, in what the Irish Coast Guard has now described as a “recovery operation”.A land, air and sea search was mounted at around 2pm on Tuesday after the young boy, believed to be 12 years old, was reported missing by his family who are understood to be visiting from overseas.
Gardaí were alerted initially while the Irish Coast Guard was also requested to mobilise resources to assist with a search. “We continue to support a Garda operation to recover the body of a young boy who had fallen at the Cliffs of Moher,” it said. An extensive search was also conducted by the Garda water unit, with support from the Doolin Coast Guard boat team.
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