Fresh ‘Disappeared’ dig for Peter Wilson expected
Details are expected to be announced of a fresh dig in Northern Ireland for the remains of a man believed murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1973.
Peter Wilson‘s name was added to the list of the “Disappeared” last year after new information became available.
He was aged 21 when he went missing from his home in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.
The group set up to obtain information on where bodies may be buried is expected to reveal more details later.
SDLP Moyle councillor Catherine McCambridge said she believed the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains had decided to search land in the Waterfoot area, near Glenariff in the Glens of Antrim.
“People in the area are hoping that the information which has been received by the Commission is accurate and that remains will be recovered following this operation in Waterfoot,” she said.
The commission has overseen the discovery of six bodies and numerous searches since it was set up in 1999 by treaty between the British and Irish governments.
Remains found in County Monaghan in July were confirmed as being those of Crossmaglen man Charlie Armstrong, a 57-year-old father-of-five who went missing on his way to Mass in 1981.
Earlier this month, human remains believed to be those of Mr Armstrong’s neighbour Gerry Evans were found at a site in County Louth.
