Search operation underway for two missing swimmers as Gardai fear double tragedy

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Search operation underway for two missing swimmers as Gardai fear double tragedy
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The missing swimmers are both regulars at Silverstrand but not necessarily known to each other

A search for a swimmer in Galway has been upgraded after it emerged that a second swimmer is now also missing in what Gardaí fear may be a double tragedy.

But as a search was being mounted, it emerged that a second swimmer, a woman in her early 30s, was also missing. Both are regular swimmers at Silverstrand but not necessarily known to each other. READ MORE: Status Yellow weather warning issued for most of Ireland as temperatures drop to near-freezing The Irish Coast Guard and a number of local boats went to the scene in an effort to find the missing swimmers but visibility is extremely poor. It has not been possible to task the Irish Coast Guard helicopter because of the dense fog.

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