A man's body was tragically found after a major search and rescue operation on the River Shannon yesterday.
Gardai and emergency services had rushed to the scene in Limerick city at around 1pm after reports that a man had entered the water.
Limerick Gardaí, fire patrol, the underwater dive unit and helicopter Rescue 117 all attended the incident just before lunchtime.
Tragically, a body was later recovered from the water, before being moved to University Hospital Limerick.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror last night, a garda spokesman said: "Gardaí and emergency services carried out a search operation earlier today.
"A body of a male was recovered and removed to University Hospital Limerick."
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