The search for the remains of Columba McVeigh, who was murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1975, has been paused for winter due to the weather.
A search for the remains of a man the IRA abducted, murdered and secretly buried almost 50 years ago has been paused.
Investigators began a fresh search for Columba McVeigh at Bragan Bog, near Emyvale, in County Monaghan in October.John Hill, the senior investigator co-ordinating the search, said weather conditions would make the bog too dangerous to continue to work on over winter."We have now paused the search for the winter period to maximise our opportunities for discovery when weather and ground conditions have improved.
"Any suspension of a search is deeply frustrating for the McVeigh family but they understand the reasons for it."There have been five previous searches of the area since 1999, but the search is taking place in a part of the bog that has not been excavated before.Bragan Bog in County Monaghan has been searched before
The new search, conducted by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains , is one four unresolved cases being looked by the commission.
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