31/08/2007

Body Found In River Liffey

The body of a man has been pulled from the River Liffey in Dublin.

Emergency services were called to the scene around 7:15am on Friday and the body was recovered from the river.

The body has been taken to Dublin City Morgue for a post-mortem.

It is not known if there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death, but Gardai say that they are keeping an open mind at this stage.

(KMcA/SP)

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