{"id":656774,"date":"2025-12-26T23:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T23:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656774\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T23:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T23:44:17","slug":"body-found-in-search-for-missing-co-down-man-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656774\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found in search for missing Co Down man \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A body has been found in the search for a missing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/co-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/co-down\">Co Down<\/a> man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bryn Williams was last seen in Groomsport on Saturday, December 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Belfast\u2019s Community Rescue Service (CRS) said that a member of the public discovered a body in Groomsport on St Stephen\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cPolice can confirm that the body of a man was found in Groomsport earlier today, Friday 26th December,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/psni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/psni\">PSNI<\/a> spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/man-dies-following-tragic-st-stephens-day-crash-MY3SOM4ZEVA3XFPSRKSO4KCRXE\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Man dies following tragic St Stephen&#x2019;s Day crash\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/O5MJRP7JZJEOZM62A4XY7URKVA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/minutes-silence-held-as-promising-footballer-who-died-in-christmas-eve-forklift-crash-named-M4DOJ2OIXZH5VJH346SQTQBFY4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Minute&#x2019;s silence held as promising footballer who died in Christmas Eve forklift crash named\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BU46BM7Y5RAZLI7FYWHQWKBPRQ.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFormal identification will take place in due course; however the family of missing person Bryn Williams has been made aware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe regret to inform you that a body has been located by a member of the public in the North Down area,\u201d a Community Rescue Service spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFor the past number of days CRS had been deployed to the area alongside our NISAR colleagues from Coastguard, PSNI, RNLI to an ongoing search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe management and volunteers of the Community Rescue Service extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A body has been found in the search for a missing Co Down man. 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