19/04/2017

Body Discovered On Banks Of River Foyle

A body has been discovered on the banks of the River Foyle.

The unidentified body was found on Tuesday, 18 April, the PSNI have confirmed.

A post mortem will be carried out to determine the cause of death.

No other details have been released.

(CD/JP)

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