A man's body was recovered from the riverbank in Ballina this afternoon (Tuesday, February 11 ). Gardai confirmed that the body was that of 61-year-old Padraig Sharkey, who was last seen in the Moy Heights area of Ballina on last Thursday. Sharkey had been missing from his home in Castlebar.
Since the alarm was raised about his disappearance, a search had been ongoing and his body was recovered about one kilometer from Ballina town centre this afternoon.
His remains were removed from the scene and brought to Mayo General Hospital for a postmortem examination.
