31/07/2007

Missing Diver's Body Found Off Horn Head

The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered.

Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humberside Police and had been on holiday in Donegal with friends.

He was one of a group of people who were deep sea diving of Horn Head on Sunday afternoon, but he failed to resurface.

A search team discovered his body on Monday afternoon.

The search operation involved two lifeboats, two helicopters and other vessels.

(KMcA/SP)

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