Gardaí rule out foul play in death of man in Dublin’s Bushy Park

Man’s body was spotted by passerby early Sunday morning

Gardaí say they are not treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was found in Bushy Park, Rathfarnam, south Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The body was spotted by a passerby in the River Dodder with the assistance of Dublin Fire Brigade.

“Gardaí in Rathfarnham have recovered a body from the River Dodder, this morning Sunday 23rd July, 2017.

“At approximately 10 am, a passerby spotted a body in the river and alerted Gardaí. The male body has been removed from the river with the assistance of Dublin Fire Brigade and the scene is preserved,” said a garda spokeswoman.

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The scene has been preserved, and following initial investigations gardaí said they had ruled out foul play.