Updated 10.59am
THE BODY OF a man has been recovered from a Co Tipperary quarry.
It is believed to be that of a 65-year-old local man who was last seen swimming in the Ahenny quarry in Carrick-on-Suir yesterday evening.
He was reported missing at around 6.30pm when he failed to return home and a search by the coast guard, gardaí and local people ensued. The search was stopped last night when it got dark but resumed again this morning.
A garda spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that the body was found at around 9.30am and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His body will be taken to Waterford Regional Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
It is the 11th drowning since the current heatwave began.
It comes after a 24-year-old drowned while swimming in Co Donegal yesterday evening.
First published 7.40am
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