Body of man taken from river treated as suspicious

Gardaí are treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was recovered from a river in Bridgend, Co Donegal.

The body of the man was taken from a stretch of water at Carrowreagh yesterday afternoon.

The office of the State Pathologist has been informed and State Pathologist Prof Marie Cassidy is due to carry out a post-mortem on the body, which had been in the water for some time.

Garda sources said the outcome of the post-mortem would establish if the man had met with foul play, which would dictate the course of the investigation.

The examination of the body is due to take place at Letterkenny General Hospital this morning.

The identity of the dead man has not yet been confirmed.