A body has been recovered from Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh this afternoon during a search for the remains of a Co Limerick woman who has been missing since last month.
The body was recovered by a specialist police search team, the PSNI said in a statement. Formal identification of the body has not yet taken place.
The body was found in Upper Lough Erne near the village of Carrybridge.
The PSNI believes that Carrie Mullane, a 39-year-old mother of four, was killed shortly after arriving in Enniskillen and officers have been searching for her body since being made aware of her disappearance on 29 October.
Detective Superintendent Richard Thornton, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Serious Crime Branch, said that police have been in contact with her family to inform them of this development and “we continue to provide them with support”.
“We now must complete the formal identification process which may take a period of time,” he said.
“Our investigation is continuing, and I’m keen to reiterate our appeal to anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact us.”
The detective has asked anyone with information to call 101, quoting reference number 272 of 29/10/26.
Photos and footage, including CCTV, mobile phone or dash cam footage, can be shared with police through the Major Incident Public Portal.
Meanwhile detectives investigating the murder have been given additional time to question two people arrested.
A further 36 hours has been granted to question a man aged in his 30s and a further 24 hours granted for a woman aged in her 60s. Both were arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder.
The investigation remains ongoing.
A 35-year-old man appeared in court over the weekend charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse.