A body has been recovered in an Irish lake after a search by gardai and rescue services.
Gardai and the Monaghan Civil Defence conducted searches for a missing person in Co Monaghan.
They subsequently recovered a woman's body from Lough Major at Ballybay on Monday around 12pm.
Monaghan Civil Defence said: "Monday the 7th March 2022 Monaghan Civil Defence boat unit was activated by An Garda Síochána to assist in a search of a lake in Ballybay for a missing person.
"Civil Defence boat crew conduct a search of the lake. The search was concluded at 12pm."
Gardai are treating the woman's death as tragic.
A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí assisted by Monaghan Civil Defence located the body of a missing person. The female body was removed from the Lough Major, Ballybay.
"As this was a tragic death, An Garda Síochána will not be commenting further."
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