Man dies evading PSNI chase

A man's body was today pulled from water following a police chase in the North.

He had jumped into Carlingford Lough near Warrenpoint, Co Down in a bid to escape officers who stopped his car.

Investigators from Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's office have launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding his death.

It is understood police followed the man, aged in his 40s, after a taxi driver alerted them to a speeding car.

They managed to halt the car at around 5am, but he ran from the scene close to the town's swimming pool towards the lough.

Coastguard and lifeboat crews were scrambled in a bid to locate the man who was dressed in black jeans and fleece top. A rescue helicopter was also summoned from Dublin to help scour the water.

A PSNI spokeswoman said they could not comment while an Ombudsman's investigation was underway.