Search conducted for missing man in Carrick-on-Shannon

A search of the River Shannon was conducted in Carrick-on-Shannon today for a man who went missing overnight.

It is understood the man was a visitor to the town and may have entered the water in the early hours of the morning.

Gardai, the Civil Defence and a sub aqua unit concentrated the search of the river in the Boathouse Bay area of the town throughout the day.