A body has been recovered from the sea off the coast of Clare.
Emergency services were alerted yesterday afternoon, following reports that a person had fallen from the Cliffs of Moher.
The alarm was raised around 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon after a person was seen fallen from the Cliffs of Moher.
Gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard were notified and volunteers from the Doolin Coast Guard, as well as the Shannon-based coastguard helicopter, Rescue 115 were dispatched to the scene.
A body was located in the water about a kilometre south of the main viewing platform and was taken to the Doolin Coast Guard station.
The body of the man in his forties, who is believed to be from the West Clare area, was then transferred to University Limerick for a post mortem examination.
Gardaí say they are treating his death as a “personal tragedy”.
The Doolin Coast Guard team were dispatched for a second time yesterday afternoon following reports of a body in the water between the cliffs and Doolin Pier, but returned to base after a follow-up search proved it to be a false alarm.
