Man's body found in Leitrim park

The body of a 52-year-old man who had been missing for nearly seven months has been found in a park in Leitrim.

The body of a 52-year-old man who had been missing for nearly seven months has been found in a park in Leitrim.

Patrick Buckley had been last seen walking around one mile from his home in Carrick-on-Shannon on September 17.

His body was discovered by a group of youths in an overgrown section of a park on the outskirts of the town at 3pm yesterday.

A local Garda spokesman said they were not treating the death as suspicious.

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