Body recovered in Kerry

The body of a man who fell from a cliff on Valentia Island, Co Kerry, last night has been recovered.

The body of a man who fell from a cliff on Valentia Island, Co Kerry, last night has been recovered.

The man, understood to be a Polish national, had been taking photographs.

Shannon Coast Guard helicopter, the Valentia lifeboat and Knightstown Coast Guard were involved in the search. The man's body was discovered this morning below the spot where he fell, a Coast Guard spokesman confirmed.

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