UPDATE: 15:40.
Gardai have released an updated statement on this matter: "Following the discovery of a body at Dollymount Strand this morning, 05/08/19, this missing person appeal has been stood down.
"This is being treated as a personal tragedy and as such no further information will be made available."
An appeal has been launched to help find a woman who's missing from her South Dublin home.
Kate Holmquist's family and gardai are very concerned for her welfare after she was last seen near her Sandycove home on Saturday around 6pm.
Kate, 62, is described as being around 5ft 6 with brown eyes.
It's not known what she was last wearing.
A garda spokesperson sent out the appeal and asked anyone with information to contact Dun Laoghaire Garda Station.
They said: "Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of 62 year old Kathryn (Kate) Holmquist, who was last seen at her home at Lower Albert Rd, Sandycove, Dublin at 6pm on Saturday 3rd August 2019.
"Kathryn is described as being 5'6" with brown eyes. It is not known was she was wearing when last seen.
"Kathryn’s family and An Garda Síochána are concerned for her welfare."
Anyone with information on her whereabouts are asked to contact Gardaí at Dun Laoghaire on 01-666 5000, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
