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18/05/2006
Man's body recovered from river Lagan
Police divers have been called in to recover a man's body from the Lagan river at Stranmillis.
The body was spotted this morning by rowers in the Stranmillis area of south Belfast.
Police divers were tasked to the area, where they found the man's body lying under a tree, partially in the water. The area was sealed off and a dinghy was launched to search the water.
He has not yet been identified.
Police cordoned off a section of the embankment between Stranmills roundabout and Ridgeway Street and diverted traffic away from the area for a time.
The road has since reopened.
(SP/CL)
The body was spotted this morning by rowers in the Stranmillis area of south Belfast.
Police divers were tasked to the area, where they found the man's body lying under a tree, partially in the water. The area was sealed off and a dinghy was launched to search the water.
He has not yet been identified.
Police cordoned off a section of the embankment between Stranmills roundabout and Ridgeway Street and diverted traffic away from the area for a time.
The road has since reopened.
(SP/CL)
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