Body of missing Irish man recovered in Ecuador

The body of a missing Irish man has been recovered in Ecuador.

Body of missing Irish man recovered in Ecuador

The body of a missing Irish man has been recovered in Ecuador.

2David Higgins, 26, from Kerry, went missing on Saturday after a group of five kayakers became caught in a flash-flood on the River Abanico in Ecuador. 

The body of 19-year-old Sligo man Alex McGourty was found shortly afterwards.

Two other men were rescued, while the fifth member of the group, British man Adam Vaughen, is still missing.

19-year-old Alex McGourty from Sligo.
19-year-old Alex McGourty from Sligo.

- Digital Desk

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