An excavation has been initiated on the site at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of a mother-of-two in Co Meath.
Elizabeth Clarke, who lived in Navan, has not been seen since 2013.
It was announced on Friday that her case had been upgraded to a murder investigation.
A search was started at a house in Navan on Friday as part of the reclassified probe.
That process continued through difficult conditions on Saturday with forensic teams removing material from the site.
Throughout a cold and wet day, digging was…