Missing teen’s body found

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DIVERS have found the body of a 17-year-old girl missing for nearly a week.

The girlโ€™s body was discovered near Barringtonโ€™s Pier soon after 1pm on Saturday.

The 17-year-old entered the river at Sarsfield Bridge on Sunday last which led to a huge search of the river throughout the week by civil defence search teams.

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Garda divers and the Shannon based search and rescue helicopter had also been involved in the search.

The teenโ€™s body was taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle where a postmortem examination was carried out.