The body of a man has been recovered from the water near Galway City today following a search for a missing swimmer.
Gardaí had received a report on Tuesday morning of a man who failed to return to shore following a swim at Silverstrand
At around 1.40pm, the body of a male was recovered from the water in close proximity to Silverstrand.
Separately, while attending the scene this morning, Gardaí became aware that another person, a woman, had entered the water and failed to return from a swim.
Gardaí, the Coast Guard and the RNLI are carrying out searches of the area.
