Sisters of missing Galway swimmer overwhelmed by support as search effort continues
The sisters of Máire Ní Fhátharta, a swimmer who was reported missing in Galway Bay last Tuesday, say they have been overwhelmed by the support they have received in trying to locate her.
Ms Ní Fhátharta (32) went missing from Silverstrand beach in Barna hours after singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan was reported lost at sea, before his body was recovered.
Her sisters, Maighréad and Fionnuala, told RTÉ’s News at One that they are not going to give up the search until she is found.
“Hopefully we will get a result very very soon… without the people, we wouldn’t be able to keep the faith and the hope as we have until now,” Fionnuala said.
She added that people all over the country have rallied around the rescue effort, with some even helping from abroad.
“Every single thing that people are doing is helping us,” she said.
Maighread said her sister leaves behind a legacy as a kind person with many of those surrounding her deeply impacted by her disappearance.
“She was the…
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