Gardaí attempt to identity body recovered from sea

GARDAÍ in Co Clare are trying to establish the identity of a body recovered from the sea near the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare yesterday.

While gardaí have yet to identify the remains, they say they do not suspect foul play and believe that the death to be a “personal tragedy”.

The alarm was raised at around 2.15pm when a member of the public reported seeing a body in the sea below. It is understood that the body was clothed and had been in the water for several days.