Following an An Garda Siochana request this Sunday, the Irish Red Cross in Galway and Mayo deployed medical resources, personnel, vehicles and logistical support to assist in the search of a missing man.

The operation was successful and the missing person has since returned home safe and well.

The Irish Red Cross vehicles were used as control for co-ordinating Red Cross and Civil Defence volunteers. Resources were used to provide medical cover at two tasking centres and to search parties on risk assessed land searches.