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No cause of death could be determined.
Dr. Curtis was not able to identify who the person was, but he could say with some certainty that the remains were those of a female, of large build, who may have been in her thirties.
Dr Curtis thought there was a chance they could get an ID from the jawbone.
It was sent to Dublin Dental University Hospital to be examined.
There was one family in particular that Gardie contacted in preparation for the possibility it was their loved one.
There was no denying that the clothing had been a clear match to the type they believed Elaine was wearing when she disappeared.
The following morning, Monday, September 16th, 2013, was calm, clear skies, bright and sunny with no wind.
The conditions brought Garda James O'Donoghue back to the Vertry Reservoir.
The items recovered previously had stayed with him.
He needed to look again.
From the bank he could see it, something beneath the surface, shiny, out of place.
He climbed down the embankment and stepped into the water.
But as he moved forward, the silt lifted from the bottom, clouding everything.
Then slowly he began to search by hand, feeling his way across the bed of the reservoir.
His hand touched something.
It was a set of handcuffs.