Limerick angler found

woman rescued from Shannon River

13.04.14         Limerick Marine Search and Rescue. Picture: Alan Place.by Bernie English bernie@limerickpost.ie

THE BODY of a Limerick angler who went missing on Tuesday has been recovered from the river.

Divers were called in after the man’s and fishing gear were found on the banks of the River Shannon on Wednesday.

The alarm was raised when Nicky Lyons, a keen angler from the Island Fields, didn’t return home after a fishing trip and his fishing gear was found on the banks of the river near the bridge in Corbally.

Mr Lyons, who was in his thirties, was found just before noon on Friday morning.

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