Body found in search for missing youth

PSNI officers searching for a missing teenager have recovered a body from Lough Erne

PSNI officers searching for a missing teenager have recovered a body from Lough Erne. Daniel Mohan (16) left his home in Cornagrade, Enniskillen at about 2pm on Friday, April 23rd, to visit a friend’s house, but never arrived.

A body was recovered by PSNI officers at about 3.15pm yesterday. A postmortem examination is to be carried out.

His mother Tracy McMulkin said his demeanour had darkened recently after he started taking mephedrone.

Ms McMulkin said her son, who had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, had changed since taking the drug.

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