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22/02/2002
Search for missing schoolboy enters fifth day
The search for missing Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe (15) has entered its fifth day, with still no trace of the boy.
An additional 100 Garda from nearby counties have been drafted in to help comb an ever-widening area, but the search is being hampered by atrocious weather.
Brendan disappeared in the early hours of Monday morning after visiting a nightclub in Donegal town and Gardai have been trying to piece together his movements ever since.
It is known that Brendan spoke with two Gardai at around 4am on Monday, who found him "Courteous" and he told them he was going to get a bus home – which he did not take. There are no definite sightings of him after this but the proprietor of a local guesthouse was woken at 6am by a boy answering Brendan's description. The door was not answered and the boy headed off in the direction of Donegal town.
Gardai have appealed for a motorist who may have seen Brendan running along the Donegal town quay at around 6.30am to contact them.
A pair of shoes, which were originally thought to belong to Brendan, were ruled out of the enquiry, yesterday.
Two companies of British soldiers from the Parachute and the Prince of Wales' Own regiments, along with two British Army helicopters, are combing the Northern side of the border while hundreds residents of Brendan's home town assist Gardai in searching bogland and rural areas outside Donegal town.
Brendan Rushe is 5' 8" tall, with slim build, dark brown, short hair, brown eyes and has braces on his teeth. He was wearing a cream shirt, grey trousers and black shoes and had a black jumper with him.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Garda at Donegal Town on: 00353 73 21021, or the PSNI incident room in Castlederg on: 028 7137 9835.
(GB)
An additional 100 Garda from nearby counties have been drafted in to help comb an ever-widening area, but the search is being hampered by atrocious weather.
Brendan disappeared in the early hours of Monday morning after visiting a nightclub in Donegal town and Gardai have been trying to piece together his movements ever since.
It is known that Brendan spoke with two Gardai at around 4am on Monday, who found him "Courteous" and he told them he was going to get a bus home – which he did not take. There are no definite sightings of him after this but the proprietor of a local guesthouse was woken at 6am by a boy answering Brendan's description. The door was not answered and the boy headed off in the direction of Donegal town.
Gardai have appealed for a motorist who may have seen Brendan running along the Donegal town quay at around 6.30am to contact them.
A pair of shoes, which were originally thought to belong to Brendan, were ruled out of the enquiry, yesterday.
Two companies of British soldiers from the Parachute and the Prince of Wales' Own regiments, along with two British Army helicopters, are combing the Northern side of the border while hundreds residents of Brendan's home town assist Gardai in searching bogland and rural areas outside Donegal town.
Brendan Rushe is 5' 8" tall, with slim build, dark brown, short hair, brown eyes and has braces on his teeth. He was wearing a cream shirt, grey trousers and black shoes and had a black jumper with him.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Garda at Donegal Town on: 00353 73 21021, or the PSNI incident room in Castlederg on: 028 7137 9835.
(GB)
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25 February 2002
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Body of Brendan Rushe found in Donegal Bay
The search for missing 15-year-old Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe has ended with the discovery of his body in Donegal Bay. The body was pulled from the water at around 11am on Wednesday February 27 and taken to Letterkenny General hospital for post mortem examination, where it was identified by a member of the Rushe family.
Body of Brendan Rushe found in Donegal Bay
The search for missing 15-year-old Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe has ended with the discovery of his body in Donegal Bay. The body was pulled from the water at around 11am on Wednesday February 27 and taken to Letterkenny General hospital for post mortem examination, where it was identified by a member of the Rushe family.
21 February 2002
Cross-border search for missing boy intensifies
The search for missing Castlederg schoolboy Brendan Rushe (15), who disappeared after visiting a nightclub in Donegal town, has been intensified, with two companies of British soldiers and hundreds of local people now involved.
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The search for missing Castlederg schoolboy Brendan Rushe (15), who disappeared after visiting a nightclub in Donegal town, has been intensified, with two companies of British soldiers and hundreds of local people now involved.
20 February 2002
Fears for missing boy grow as shoes are found
The family of missing Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe have identified as his a pair of shoes found by the roadside five miles outside Donegal town. The 15-year-old Tyrone schoolboy has not been seen since leaving the nightclub of the Abbey Hotel, Donegal town, in the early hours of Monday morning.
Fears for missing boy grow as shoes are found
The family of missing Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe have identified as his a pair of shoes found by the roadside five miles outside Donegal town. The 15-year-old Tyrone schoolboy has not been seen since leaving the nightclub of the Abbey Hotel, Donegal town, in the early hours of Monday morning.
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