Body found in Wexford quarry

A man's body has been recovered from a disused quarry on Forth Mountain near Barntown, Co Wexford.

A man's body has been recovered from a disused quarry on Forth Mountain near Barntown, Co Wexford.

The body was found at 7am today following a search for a man (18) who went missing while swimming in the quarry yesterday.

He has been taken to Waterford Regional Hospital.

Another man was airlifted to hospital yesterday by the coastguard helicopter.

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