Search for missing boy near Cliffs of Moher continues
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The search for a young boy believed to have fallen from the Cliffs of Moher continued on Saturday, led by volunteers using drones.
The Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Valentia co-ordinated searches with volunteers from the Doolin Coast Guard Unit and the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter R115.
The searches, which are being supported by other neighbouring Coast Guard Units, have focused around the Cliffs of Moher and also in the surrounding sea areas including Galway Bay and the Aran Islands.
Over the coming days, Coast Guard Units from Doolin, Cleggan, Inisheer, Costelloe Bay, Killaloe and Coast Guard helicopter R11 will continue to search these areas.
It is believed Civil defence drone units have also be tasked with searching the area by An Garda Siochána and will operate in conjunction with the Coast Guard effort on scene.
The search for the young boy began after the alarm was raised at around 2pm on Tuesday.
It is believed that the boy became separated from his family, who are understood to be visiting Ireland from abroad.
It is understood that when the boy went missing, his family began searching for him. When there was no sign of the child, they returned to the visitor centre and raised the alarm. A major search operation was then promptly mounted.