A body has been recovered in the search for a 27-year-old Italian man who went missing while rock climbing off the coast of baltimore, Co. Cork. The alarm was raised by the manS girlfriend at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, after he failed to return from climbing at Eastern Hole in Baltimore Harbour.
An initial search effort was launched Thursday night and suspended at 1:00 a.m. Friday. The search resumed at 6:00 a.m. Friday, involving Rescue 115 from Shannon and Rescue 117 from Waterford Coast Guard helicopters, the Baltimore RNLI, the Civil Defense, Gardaí, and local fishermen.
A local diver recovered the body this morning. Climbing gear belonging to the man was discovered on the sea cliffs around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, helping to focus the search area.A spokesperson for Baltimore RNLI confirmed the search operation has concluded. The local coroner has been notified, and the body has been transported to Cork University Hospital for a postmortem examination.
