02/07/2009

Lagan Body 'Not Suspicious'

Although police have still not revealed the identity of the man whose body was found floating in the water near the Lagan towpath, they have now confirmed that the death on Tuesday is not regarded as suspicious.

The body was found close to the towpath at Drumbeg near Dunmurry, on the southern outskirts of Belfast by a member of the public.

They reported seeing the body at about 7.30pm on Tuesday with both the PSNI and the Fire and Rescue Service attending the scene.

In earlier efforts to identify the victim, the man was described at 5"7, of stout build, with short brown hair and a goatee beard.

A post mortem examination is due to be carried out today (Thursday) when the dead man's identity is expected to be revealed.

(BMcC/JM)

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

21 February 2014
Police Appeal For Parents Of Baby Found Dead In 1984
Police have issued an appeal for the parents of a baby boy found dead on the banks of the River Lagan on 21 February 1984. A woman out walking her dog found the babies body inside a green plastic bag at Legacurry Road in Lisburn 30 years ago. A post-mortem examination found that the baby had died of head injuries.
06 January 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.
19 November 2007
Woman’s Body Pulled From Lough As Tragic Bridge Fall Body Found
Separate drowning tragedies have been reported over the weekend as a woman's body was recovered from a lough in Co Down, while the remains of a man were pulled from the River Foyle in Londonderry.
29 June 2011
Man Arrested For Murder Following Carrick Body Find
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a woman's body was found in Carrickfergus. The body of the 29-year-old woman was found in a house in the Pattersons Row area of the Co. Antrim town around 6pm on Tuesday. Police are continuing to question the 38-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
01 February 2006
Body found in Portballintrae harbour
The body of a man believed to be in his 40s has been discovered in a van taken from Portballintrae harbour. Rescue services recovered the submerged van from the harbour on Tuesday. The body of the man was in the driver's seat of the vehicle.