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Grainne Ni Aodha and Cate McCurry, PA

Columba McVeigh: Search of bog for 1975 IRA victim paused for winter

The search for a Northern Ireland teenager who was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, is being paused for the winter due to "dangerous" weather conditions.

Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore in Co Tyrone, was last seen in November 1975. He is one of the "Disappeared" victims of the Troubles whose bodies have still to be found.

At the beginning of October, forensic archaeologists and excavators began a fresh attempt to locate his remains at a site at Bragan Bog, near Emyvale, Co Monaghan.

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