Search for missing man stood down after body is discovered in County Roscommon

Body was discovered on Friday evening.
Search for missing man stood down after body is discovered in County Roscommon

May he rest in peace.

The search for a man missing from the Carrick-on-Shannon area since May 16th has been stood down following the discovery of a body in the Ballyfarnon area of North Roscommon on Friday evening.

Gardaí this afternoon confirmed that the search for Manuel D’Costa, (48) missing from Carrick-on-Shannon has been stood down.

"An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and public for their assistance," said a Garda statement.

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