The body of the Dublin man who was swept out to sea while fishing last Friday at Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry, was recovered yesterday afternoon.
A large search operation had been taking place over the weekend for David Cooney, a 29-year old single man from Newcastle in Dublin.
His body was recovered alongside the spot where he was washed out to sea while shoreline fishing.
He was fishing from rocks with his brother and two friends. At around 2.30pm he was standing at the edge of a small rise on the shoreline, near the pier in Ballinskelligs when his lines became tangled.
He moved forward to free the line and was swept into the sea by what locals described as a freak wave.
Emergency services were called and a large search got under way.
It included the Shannon rescue helicopter as well as inshore rescue groups from Derrynane, Waterville and Knightstown.
Supt Michael O'Donovan said Garda divers from the sub-aqua team were on the scene but were unable to dive on Saturday because of conditions. However, they were able to continue their search yesterday.