A mass will be held for a missing local man in Ramelton this morning after a kayak was found in a search off the west Donegal coast.
The alarm was raised when Paul Buchanan, who is in his 50s and Ramelton, failed to return after setting off from Magheragallon pier in Gweedore at around 5pm on Thursday evening.
The kayak was found nearly 5 km north of Tory yesterday evening.
A mass will be held in St. Mary’s Church, Ramelton, this morning at 10am to pray that he will be found.
Local Parish Priest, Fr Michael Carney, said the mass would also be offered for Mr Buchanan’s wife, Bernadette, and sons Mark and Martin. As many people as possible are being urged to attend.
Mr Buchanan is a well known chartered accountant who has a practise in Letterkenny.
Malin Head Coast Guard, as well as Bunbeg Coast Guard, have been coordinating a massive sea search since Thursday night.
Mr Buchanan was spotted by locals at around 7pm on Thursday between Inis Meáin island and the coast. When he did not return to the pier, the alarm was raised at around midnight.
The R118 Coast Guard helicopter from Sligo was called to the area. Arranmore Lifeboat was also involved as well as the local Bunbeg unit.
The search was called off at 3am but resumed again yesterday morning with additional support from Lough Swilly RNLI and an extra helicopter from the UK Coast Guard in Prestwick in Scotland.
Shortly after 6pm yesterday evening, a kayak was found in the sea north of Tory – a long distance from where the man was last seen.
The man’s relatives and friends were gathered at the pier last night.
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