Body recovered from Lough Erne in search for missing woman

A specialist Police Service of Northern Ireland search team recovered a body from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh on Monday, November 9, during the search for Carrie Mullane Noonan, who has been missing since October 10. Police have informed her family, but formal identification has not been completed, and authorities have not confirmed the body is hers.

Detective Superintendent Richard Thornton of the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch said the identification process may take time. He said police were supporting Mullane Noonan’s family and appealed for anyone with information to contact investigators.

Mullane Noonan, 39, travelled from Limerick to Enniskillen in October. Her last confirmed sighting was around 9 p.m. on October 10, when she travelled by taxi from Enniskillen bus station to Trasna Park. Police began a missing-person investigation on October 29 and have said they believe she may have been killed after arriving in Northern Ireland.

Michael Lynch, 35, appeared at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Saturday, November 7, charged with Mullane Noonan’s murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse. He has not been convicted. A judge refused bail and remanded him in custody,...