Body found in search for missing 22-year-old in north Sligo

Managing Editor, Donegal, Letterkenny

Published 12th Jul 2023, 17:33 GMT

placeholder image — David Slanina was from Grange, Co Sligo

Gardaí had issued a missing person appeal for a 22-year-old Sligo man last seen on Saturday afternoon and the search has been stood down

Following the discovery of a body in Sligo this afternoon, the missing person appeal for David Slanina has been stood down.

He went missing from Grange, Co Sligo, since Saturday, July 8. The 22-year-old was last seen when he left his home in Grange at approximately 4.30 pm on Saturday to go for a run in the locality. The alarm was raised after he failed to return home. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.