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Sniffer dogs and drones to be deployed in search for elderly Longford man

May 13, 2024 09:29
By Eoghan Murphy
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Sniffer dogs and drones to be deployed in search for elderly Longford man
A bench will be unveiled in Corn Hill, Drumlish today to honour the late Mike Prunty.

A multi-agency search, which included the garda air unit and the civil defence, has been taking place.

Sniffer dogs and drones are to be deployed to north Longford today in the search for a missing man in his 80s, while the search site is to be widened.

He was last seen on the Newtownforbes Road outside Drumlish yesterday afternoon.

A multi-agency search, which included the garda air unit and the civil defence, has been taking place.

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Local councillor Paraic Brady was among those searching during the night.

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