Bernadette Connolly: Body of woman who went missing in Ireland in January found on English coastline
The 45-year-old from County Dublin was last seen walking towards the beach after a taxi dropped her off聽at the car park of a hotel in Donabate.
Thursday 3 March 2022 23:17, UK
The body of a woman who went missing in Ireland at the beginning of January has been recovered on the English coastline in Lancashire.
Bernadette Connolly, 45, from County Dublin, was last seen walking towards the beach after a taxi dropped her off at the car park of the Shoreline Hotel in Donabate on 7 January.
Her family made several public appeals for help in their efforts to find her.
On Thursday evening, Irish police confirmed that her body had been recovered from the coastline close to Blackpool.
"Following the recovery of a body on the coastline in Blackpool, UK on February 4 2022 and confirmed DNA analysis from the UK police today Thursday March 3 2022, the missing person appeal in respect of Bernadette Connolly, 45 years, has been stood down," the Garda said in a statement.
"An Garda Siochana would like to thank the media and public for their assistance in this matter."