A young man went missing 17 years ago without a trace and now his remains have been found in a car at the bottom of the water

A macabre discovery took place in front of the Hugh coveney, in the Irish county of Cork: the remains of a man missing since 2004 were found inside a submerged car.

After the skills and after the tests of DNA, Authorities were able to confirm on Wednesday that the man who has been inside the car all these years is Barry coughlan.

Barry was last seen in the early morning hours of May 1, 2004 at a bar in Crosshaven, very close to where his car was found.

Based on information from Keep, the National Police Service of the Republic of Ireland, we knew that: “Following DNA analysis, the remains have now been identified as those of Mr. Barry Coughlan, who was reported missing to police in May 2004.”.

The mysterious disappearance of Barry Coughlan

From the start on coughlan family has made several media calls over the years and has always maintained that the disappearance of Coughlan was marked by something strange since it did not correspond to the personality of Barry.

Shortly before his trail was lost, he had started a job as a fisherman and was working in Castletownbere at Liège west.

He had also returned to his hometown in Crosshaven during the weekend before the disappearance and was due to return to work the day after the fateful May 1, 2004 when he was lost to follow-up outside the pub Moon hunter.

In 2007, her sister Donna noted on a news portal that the two were great friends, adding that “Barry always came home in his spare time and communicated with us when he was away.”.

“He had started on a fishing boat in Castletownbere and was home the week before his disappearance. He was in great shape, on top of the world. It was perfect”his sister said.

The family never gave up the hope of finding Barry and was surprised by his disappearance.

How did they find the body?

The discovery took place after divers from the Keep carried out an operation at the scene of the crime, in the port of Crosshaven, and they were able to find the car that was at the bottom of the sea.

The automobile, a Toyota Corolla red, was seen by volunteer divers from Search and recovery of missing persons of City of Liège the May 26 who carried out maneuvers to find the vehicle.

It was then that the divers came into contact with the car which was overturned, resting on its roof at the bottom of the sea, and buried deep in the mud.

After the car was found, police notified investigators who cordoned off the area and launched a search operation involving the maritime unit the next morning.

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Due to the operations, it was possible to recover the car, and also to check its registration, 98-C-18625, with which later members of the search and recovery unit for missing persons in the city of Cork were able to corroborate that it was the vehicle listed as “An article of interest” due to the disappearance of Barry coughlan.

The car was a fundamental part in the search process after the disappearance of Barry since no clue as to his fate, nor his car, had been found after the time of his disappearance, despite extensive searches in the river sectors near the city Cork where the expertises were carried out in which boats and specialized divers took part.

Barry’s funeral and the sadness of his family

In a funeral notice, Barry Coughlan’s parents thanked “Everyone who has helped and supported them over the past 17 years”.

To the young man, who disappeared without a trace while he was 23 years, survived by his parents Jim Yes Married and her sister Donna, as well as his extended family and a large circle of friends.

The family asked for donations to be made to Search and recovery of missing persons in Cork City on behalf of Barry instead of bringing flowers to the funeral.