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Man missing in mountains located | |
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A man missing in the Mourne Mountains in County Down has been found, the police have said. | |
The man, 22, was staying at a caravan park near Carlingford Lough had failed to return on Thursday night. | |
He was found safe and well on Friday afternoon. | |
Ed Kilgore, from the Mourne Mountain Rescue Teams, said police and the Coastguard were also involved in the search effort. | Ed Kilgore, from the Mourne Mountain Rescue Teams, said police and the Coastguard were also involved in the search effort. |
"He had been out with a group of friends and got separated," he said. | "He had been out with a group of friends and got separated," he said. |
"We called in the team and started a search of the forest and the mountain area where he had been last seen and worked through to about 0530 BST this morning and the Coastguard arrived to start doing a search along the beach." | "We called in the team and started a search of the forest and the mountain area where he had been last seen and worked through to about 0530 BST this morning and the Coastguard arrived to start doing a search along the beach." |
An Irish Coastguard helicopter also assisted with the search. | |