A major search is continuing this morning for a little boy at a lake in Co Mayo.
The child is believed to have gone missing after falling off an inflatable while in the waters of Lough Mask, near Toormakeady on Monday evening.
The five-year-old is understood to be from the local area.
The operation involving gardai, the Coast Guard, Civil Defence, Lough Mask Water Rescue and local divers swung into action at around 6.30pm after the alarm was raised.
Pictures taken by the Irish Mirror late into the search last night show a Coast Guard helicopter flying over the lake, conducting an aerial survey in an attempt to find the boy.
The Sikorsky S-92 aircraft flew from Shannon Airport at 8.12pm to Lough Mask.
In a statement, gardai said: “A search operation involving An Garda Siochana, Coast Guard, Civil Defence, Lough Mask Water Rescue and local divers is under way on Lough Mask near Toormakeady for a young boy who went missing while out on the water this evening.
“The alarm was raised at approximately 6.30pm and searches are ongoing.”
The operation was due to resume at first light today.
The Irish Coast Guard was also asked for a comment.
