A body recovered from a river in Co. Wicklow yesterday has been formally identified as that of missing man James Sheehan.

The 18-year-old from Arklow disappeared in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He went missing after a night out in a club with friends.

It sparked a major search operation in the Arklow area amid fears the teenager had been abducted.

It involved over 100 volunteers as well as several Garda units.

James’ remains were found in the Avoca River yesterday evening.

A post mortem to determine his cause of death will be carried out at Loughlinstown Hospital today.