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Body Recovered In Wicklow Search

The body of a man has been recovered from the Avoca River in Co Wicklow.

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Rescue services were alerted to the incident at around half past 4 this morning at the Avoca River near the Bridgewater Shopping centre in Arklow.

A major search operation was launched – and two men were recovered from the water.

One of them – a man in his 40s – is dead and his body remains at the scene.  The second man is receiving treatment.

There are reports of another two people still missing and rescuers are continuing to search the river.

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