Mass to be offered for missing Ramelton man as kayak found off Tory island
Parish priest Fr Michael Carney will say mass at St Mary’s Church in Ramelton at 10am to pray that Mr Buchanan, who was last sighted on Thursday evening, will be found
A special mass will be held for missing kayaker Paul Buchanan this morning.
Fr Michael Carney will say mass at St Mary’s Church in Ramelton at 10am to pray that Mr Buchanan will be found.
Mr Buchanan, who operates an accounting practice in Letterkenny, has been missing since Thursday evening when a massive sea search began off the west Donegal coast.
On Friday evening, a kayak was found around 5km north of Tory island.
Mr Buchanan had set off after 5pm on Thursday from Magheragallon pier, but failed to return.
Aged in his 50s, Mr Buchanan was spotted a couple of hours later between the coast and Inis Meain island but the alarm was raised at around midnight.
A major operation involving the Malin Head Coast Guard and the Bunbeg Coast Guard was mounted and the 118 helicopter and the Arranmore lifeboat have also been involved.
Additional assistance from the UK Coast Guard in Scotland was also drafted in.