Search for body resumes in Down

A search resumed in the North this morning after reports of a body in in Strangford Lough.

A search resumed in the North this morning after reports of a body in in Strangford Lough.

The alarm was raised last night when a caller rang police and said a body was spotted in the Co Down lake.

An initial search by coastguards, the PSNI helicopter and a lifeboat from Portaferry on the coast failed to discover anything.

The search is being centred around Kilcleif Castle near the village of Strangford, close to the mouth of the lake.

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There are unconfirmed reports that a lifeboat volunteer found a torch on rocks close to the castle.