Body recovered from sea near Portavogie Harbour
Efforts are underway to identify who the remains belong to and how they ended up in the water.
Last updated 26th Mar 2019
Police are investigating after a body was recovered from the sea and taken to Portavogie Harbour overnight.
The body was pulled up in fishing nets by a boat which was trawling for prawns close to the Isle of Man.
The alarm was raised at around 1am and the coastguard and police were then tasked to Portavogie harbour.
Harbour Master there, Eddie Robinson, told us the captain and crew have been left shocked and dazed by the discovery.
Forensic teams arrived on the scene at lunchtime on Tuesday. PSNI officers saying they are working to establish who the person is and just how they died.
In a statement a PSNI spokesperson said: "Police are currently at Portavogie Harbour following the discovery of human remains at sea.
Efforts are underway to establish the identity and a cause of death for the deceased. There are no further details at present."