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06/01/2006
Body discovered on Strangford Lough
The badly decomposed body of a man has been discovered on a stretch of shoreline near Portaferry, County Down.
Police were called to the scene after a member of the public who was walking on the beach near Quintin Castle, discovered the body at around 10.30am.
The man is understood to have been wearing a pair of Wrangler jeans and black lace-up shoes.
While the PSNI are to carry out an investigation into the discovery it could be some time before the man's identity is established.
A post mortem examination is due to be conducted in Belfast.
Police added that it is too early to say if there were any suspicious circumstances.
(EF/SP)
Police were called to the scene after a member of the public who was walking on the beach near Quintin Castle, discovered the body at around 10.30am.
The man is understood to have been wearing a pair of Wrangler jeans and black lace-up shoes.
While the PSNI are to carry out an investigation into the discovery it could be some time before the man's identity is established.
A post mortem examination is due to be conducted in Belfast.
Police added that it is too early to say if there were any suspicious circumstances.
(EF/SP)
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