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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Brynmor Pattison

Frantic search underway for missing boy at Lough Mask in Co Mayo

A frantic search and rescue operation is under way this evening for a boy missing at an Irish lake.

The search is happening at Lough Mask, on the Toormakeady side, in Co Mayo.

It is understood a boy, believed to be five years of age, went missing after falling off an inflatable while in the water.

Flightradar24 shows a Coast Guard rescue helicopter was tasked to the area earlier this evening.

The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter flew from Shannon Airport at 8.12pm to Lough Mask.

The flight of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter to Lough Mask (Flightradar24)
A rescue helicopter searches for a missing child at Lough Mask, Toormakeady, Co Mayo (Paul Mealey)
A rescue helicopter searches for a missing child at Lough Mask, Toormakeady, Co Mayo (Paul Mealey)

A Garda statement read: "A search operation involving An Garda Síochána, Coast Guard, Civil Defence, Lough Mask Water Rescue and local divers is underway on Lough Mask near Toormakeady for a young boy who went missing while out on the water this evening (1/6/2020).

"The alarm was raised at approximately 6.30pm and searches are ongoing."

The Irish Coast Guard have also been asked for a comment.

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