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02/11/2010
Disappeared's Remains Found At Beach
The remains of one of the people kidnapped and murdered by the IRA have been located.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said this afternoon in a statement that during its search for the body of Peter Wilson, it has found human remains at a dig site in Waterfoot in Co Antrim, pictured here in happier circumstances as visitors enjoy the picturesque Glens of Antrim setting.
"The recovery is ongoing and the formal identification process will take some time," said the formal statement that was this afternoon issued by the Northern Ireland Office on behalf of the ICLVR.
The organisation said that the family of Mr Wilson and the PSNI had been informed.
The body is believed to be one of the 'disappeared' Peter Wilson, who was 21 when he went missing from his home in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.
Archaeologists and other experts had been examining the Waterfoot beach in the Glens of Antrim in a probe that began last month after the ICLVR received a tip-off.
At the time, the Sinn Fein President and life-long republican, Gerry Adams made a point of welcoming the news that a search for the remains of Peter Wilson had begun.
Believed to have been murdered and then secretly buried by the IRA in 1973 Peter Wilson had learning difficulties.
Of the 16 people who make up the 'disappeared', just eight have been located while the news that the archaeologists and other experts were examining the beach at Waterfoot meanth this was the first time such a search has been undertaken in N.
All other remains that have been recovered were found across the border in the Irish Republic.
Just this week, relatives of those abducted, killed and secretly buried by the republican paramilitaries have held an event highlighting their campaign to find their remaining loved ones.
They held a 'silent walk' at Stormont and laid a black wreath with white lilies symbolising those who have not yet been found on the steps of Parliament Buildings.
See: Adams Welcomes 'Disappeared' Probe
(BMcC/GK)
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said this afternoon in a statement that during its search for the body of Peter Wilson, it has found human remains at a dig site in Waterfoot in Co Antrim, pictured here in happier circumstances as visitors enjoy the picturesque Glens of Antrim setting.
"The recovery is ongoing and the formal identification process will take some time," said the formal statement that was this afternoon issued by the Northern Ireland Office on behalf of the ICLVR.
The organisation said that the family of Mr Wilson and the PSNI had been informed.
The body is believed to be one of the 'disappeared' Peter Wilson, who was 21 when he went missing from his home in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.
Archaeologists and other experts had been examining the Waterfoot beach in the Glens of Antrim in a probe that began last month after the ICLVR received a tip-off.
At the time, the Sinn Fein President and life-long republican, Gerry Adams made a point of welcoming the news that a search for the remains of Peter Wilson had begun.
Believed to have been murdered and then secretly buried by the IRA in 1973 Peter Wilson had learning difficulties.
Of the 16 people who make up the 'disappeared', just eight have been located while the news that the archaeologists and other experts were examining the beach at Waterfoot meanth this was the first time such a search has been undertaken in N.
All other remains that have been recovered were found across the border in the Irish Republic.
Just this week, relatives of those abducted, killed and secretly buried by the republican paramilitaries have held an event highlighting their campaign to find their remaining loved ones.
They held a 'silent walk' at Stormont and laid a black wreath with white lilies symbolising those who have not yet been found on the steps of Parliament Buildings.
See: Adams Welcomes 'Disappeared' Probe
(BMcC/GK)
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