POST-MORTEM ON BODY DISCOVERED ON CONNEMARA BEACH

Date Published: 17-Aug-2012

A post-mortem is to be carried out on the body of a man washed up on a Connemara beach last evening [Aug 16].

The body was discovered just before 3pm on Huston beach in Lettermullen.

Gardai were alerted to the discovered through a 999 call from a local person who had been out walking at Trá Dhireain beach, Huston at around 2.40 yesterday afternoon.

The body was then airlifted from the water by the Coastguard at around 5pm and transferred to UHG, where a post-mortem is due to take place today.

Efforts are continuing at Salthill and Carraroe Garda Stations to identify the man, who is believed to be aged between 25 and 45.