PSNI recover body of man in his 40s from beach at Kilkeel

Police have recovered the body of a man from a beach at Kilkeel.

The PSNI received a report of a body on the beach in the Moor Road area just before 6.15am today.

Police have recovered a body from a beach at Kilkeel.placeholder image
Police have recovered a body from a beach at Kilkeel.

Officers attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services and the body, believed to be of a man aged in his 40s, was removed from the scene.

A post-mortem examination and formal identification will be carried out in due course.

As a result of enquiries conducted by officers on Thursday morning, the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

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