Man who died in lake was nephew of Sinn Féin MLA

The family of man in his 20s who died after getting into difficulty in a County Tyrone lake say he was a "much loved, loving and caring young man".

Fiachra Ó Faoláin was a nephew of Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew and his sister, former MP Michelle Gildernew,

A minute's silence was held in his memory before the start of the Tyrone v Clare GAA senior football in Omagh on Sunday.

In a statement released on behalf of the family, Mr Gildernew said his nephew had "a bright future ahead of him and he will be remembered fondly by all who knew and loved him".

"On behalf of Fiachra's family, and our wider family circle, I want to extend our sincerest thanks and gratitude to the emergency services for all of their efforts and support," he added.

Police sad a man got into difficulty after entering a lake in the Carricklongfield Road area of Aughnacloy shortly after 23:00 BST on Saturday.

A search operation was launched involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), NIFRS and Community Search and Rescue volunteers.

A body was recovered from the water on Sunday morning.

A PSNI statement said: “Police will make enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death and a post-mortem will take place in due course. However, at present the death is not believed to be suspicious.

“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased.”