An extensive search of a property and its adjoining garden in Co Meath being carried out by gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Elizabeth Clarke has been stood down for the day.
The search operation will resume early tomorrow morning and enter a fourth day.
The mother-of-two has not been seen in over ten years.
There was a large garda presence at the site of this search operation again today.
Members of the Meath Serious Crime Hub, the Meath Divisional Search Unit and the Garda National Technical Bureau returned to the search site early this morning.
Gardaí have said they are working through very difficult conditions to intrusively search the interior of the property.
Meanwhile, considerable excavation works have been carried out in the garden at the rear of the property with the use of a mini-digger.
Yesterday, gardaí deployed their own drone to take pictures of and analyse the topography of the back garden.
Two skips, one at the front and one at the rear of the property, have been filled.
Ms Clarke was 24 years old when she went missing from her home in Navan in November 2013 and an extensive missing person's investigation was subsequently launched.
On Friday, gardaí upgraded the investigation to one of murder. The search operation at a house in Co Meath was also launched.
The search site will be preserved overnight and it's now understood the search operation could even continue into Tuesday.
A forensic archaeologist remains on standby, should their expertise be requested by gardaí.
