Gardaí in Co Waterford have named the young man whose body was found at the rear of a house on Saturday.
A woman discovered the body of a Patrick O'Regan (17) at Woodstown Lodge, Co Waterford, after returning from a holiday. She made the discovery on Saturday between 5.30pm and 6pm.
Mr O'Regan, from the Lismore Park housing estate in Waterford city, was an apprentice electrician.
The youth's remains were removed yesterday morning and taken to Waterford Regional Hospital where Dr Cassidy carried out a post-mortem. The preliminary results revealed that the youth died of severe trauma to the head, consistent with a fall, according to gardaí.
Members of the Garda Technical Bureau initiated preliminary forensic examinations at the scene early yesterday. They searched a grassy bank, approximately 500 yards away from Woodstown Lodge, on the beach yesterday.
The road between the two areas was cordoned off yesterday. It is believed that this area was the scene of a beach party on Saturday night where an incident was alleged to have happened.
Gardaí have appealed to anyone in the Woodstown Beach area between 10.30pm on Friday through 5.30pm on Saturday to contact them.