Tributes paid as lovely walker named locally after body found in Comeragh Mountains
The alarm was raised after the married mum – an experienced mountain runner – had not been heard from since 12.45pm on Sunday
06:00, 20 APR 2021
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She was full of love : Tributes paid to woman found dead in Comeragh Mountains
She was an experienced runner and member of the Thurles Crokes Athletic Club. By Press Association Tuesday 20 Apr 2021, 4:28 PM 3 hours ago 30,004 Views 7 Comments
Members of the search team on Comeragh Mountain
Image: SEMRA
Image: SEMRA
A RUNNING CLUB has paid tribute to one of their members who died in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.
The body of mother-of-two Gillian Ryan was found yesterday after she went missing on Sunday afternoon. It’s understood the operation remains ongoing and her body has not yet been recovered.
Search and rescue teams have retrieved a womanâs body from the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford after a day-long operation.
An improvement in weather conditions allowed the Rescue 117 helicopter to move in and lift the body from difficult terrain shortly after 6pm on Tuesday.
A body was discovered on Monday evening during the search for Gillian Ryan (37), an experienced mountain runner who had gone missing on Sunday afternoon while on a popular but steep trail near Coumshinghun lake.
Emergency services were alerted when her husband did not hear from her after her run and a search effort commenced.
Investigations are ongoing but rescue services believe Ms Ryan, a mother of two, may have lost her footing or become disoriented in fog close to one of the deepest gullys in the Comeraghs.
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Body found in Comeragh mountains amid search for missing woman Alarm raised on Sunday afternoon when runner, aged in her 30s, failed to contact husband
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Poor weather had hampered efforts to find a woman missing in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford. Photograph: Eoghan Dalton.
A body has been discovered in the Comeragh Mountain in Co Waterford where a search operation aiming to locate a missing woman was taking place, gardaí said.
The woman (37) had been due to return from a run in the mountains at around 2pm on Sunday, but emergency services were alerted at 3pm when her husband did not hear from her.