Connemara death not suspicious

Gardaí are now satisfied the death of a man whose body was found in a ditch in Co Galway was not suspicious.

Gardaí are now satisfied the death of a man whose body was found in a ditch in Co Galway was not suspicious.

The man's remains were discovered by a passer-by at 8am this morning at Rossaveal, Connemara.

He has been named as Tommy King (50).

The office of the State Pathologist and the Garda Technical Bureau were earlier notified and the scene was preserved for technical examination.

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