Gardaí are not looking for anyone in connection with the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a car in a Co Leitrim beauty spot near Glenfarne yesterday morning.
Garda sources said last night that following a post-mortem carried out at Sligo General Hospital last night by the State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, they are not seeking anybody else in connection with the incident. Local sources said that a hosepipe had been found close to the car.
Gardaí confirmed late last night that the couple's identities had been established, but said they would not be naming them. One of them is believed to have been from Northern Ireland.
The man who was in his late 30s was sitting in the driver's seat and the woman, in her early 20s, was on the passenger side.
The bodies were found in a green Northern Ireland-registered car in the woods at Glenfarne Demesne after gardaí received reports about the car from a local man shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday.
Local people said the couple had visited the Glenfarne area regularly.
The car has been taken from the scene by gardaí for forensic examination.
A local Fine Gael councillor Mr Seán McDermott said people in the locality were stunned at the deaths and that the hearts of people in the community went out to the families of the couple.