Pair remain in Garda custody following body discovery in Co Wexford

The body of a man was found on Sunday as a missing person appeal for Stephen Ring was stood down.
Pair remain in Garda custody following body discovery in Co Wexford

By Rebecca Black, PA

Two people remain in Garda custody following the discovery of a body in Co Wexford.

The body of a 27-year-old man was found at Carrigfoyle Lake, close to Wexford town, on Sunday.

It came as a missing person appeal Stephen Ring was called off. He was reported missing in Wexford town on October 15th.

Carrigfoyle Lake death
Gardaí near the scene after the body of a man in his 20s was found in the water at Carrigfoyle Lake (Niall Carson/PA)

On Sunday, gardaí said a man, aged in his 40s, and a woman, aged in her 30s, were arrested under Section four of the Criminal Justice Act.

The area around the lake remains sealed off while investigations continue.

On Monday, a Garda spokesperson said the two people arrested remained in custody.

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