Human remains have been found in the forest at Pont-de-l’Arche near Rouen in northern France at the site where the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) have been searching for the body of Seamus Ruddy.

The discovery was made by the ICLVR team who have been searching since Tuesday 2 May.

The recovery of the body will take some time and then the process of post-mortem and of formal identification will begin in conjunction with the French authorities.

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Contact Dennis Godfrey: +44 7771 642348.