Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway Gardai are this evening focusing their efforts in the Newcastle area of the city to identify a young man missing since Tuesday
The man entered the water near Quincentenary Bridge at around 9.30 on Tuesday morning
A multi-agency rescue was launched immediately but the man has not yet been found
The Oranmore Maree search unit are involved on a standby basis.
All searches will resume in the morning
Gardai are appealing for people to check in on housemates and friends, and are this evening conducting house to house enquiries in the Snipe Lawn area.
The missing man is described as being of average build and height, wearing a light windbreaker with dark tracksuit bottoms and a grey cap
They are also studying CCTV from businesses in the area as it's understood the young man cycled from the Newcastle direction, in the wrong direction along Quincentenary Bridge on a black and red mountain bike, pictured above
Any information on the missing man's identity would be welcomed by Galway Gardai at 091 538000, that's a Galway number 538000
