Body Recovered From Lough Erne in Search for Missing Limerick Woman Carrie Mullane

A specialist police search team recovered a body from Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh on Monday afternoon during the search for missing County Limerick woman Carrie Mullane, rte.ie reported.

Formal identification of the remains has not yet taken place, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Officers believe the 39-year-old mother of four was killed shortly after arriving in Enniskillen on October 10.

Detectives investigating the suspected murder have been granted additional time to question two suspects. A man in his 30s received a further 36-hour extension, while a woman in her 60s was granted an additional 24 hours by authorities. Both individuals were arrested in the Enniskillen area on Sunday on suspicion of murder, according to The Irish Times.

Michael Lynch, 35, with an address at Trasna Park in Enniskillen, appeared in court in Dungannon over the weekend. He is charged with the murder of Carrie Mullane and with preventing the lawful burial of a corpse, The Irish Times reported.

Carrie Mullane, who is also known as Carrie Noonan, traveled to Enniskillen on October 10, according to The Journal. Her last confirmed sighting occurred at approximately 9 p.m. that evening when she took a taxi from the Enniskillen bus station on Wellington Road to Trasna Park.

An Garda Síochána alerted the PSNI to her disappearance on October 29. Detectives from the PSNI’s major investigation team have been working closely with An Garda Síochána throughout the inquiry, The Irish Times reported.

Detective Superintendent Richard Thornton of the PSNI Serious Crime Branch stated that police have contacted the missing woman’s family to inform them of the discovery in the waterway. “We now must complete the formal identification process which may take a period of time,” Thornton said.

Authorities urged anyone with relevant information, CCTV footage, mobile phone recordings, or dash cam video to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 272 of 29/10/26. Digital files can be uploaded through the Major Incident Public Portal, while anonymous tips can be directed to Crimestoppers, according to The Journal.

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