Northern Ireland

Investigation ongoing after ‘shocking’ discovery of woman’s body at Co Down beach

The body was found on Monday morning at a beach in the Cultra area

Police at the scene after a woman’s body was found on a beach in Cultra.
PICTURE COLM LENAGHAN
Police at the scene after a woman’s body was found on a beach in Cultra. PICTURE: COLM LENAGHAN

Police are continuing to investigate the “extremely shocking” discovery of a woman’s body at a Co Down beach.

The body was reported at the beach at Seafront Road in the Cultra area on Monday morning.

The beach lies on the south side of Belfast Lough, and the area along with part of the Seafront Road was cordoned off for a time as police examined the area, before being reopened in the afternoon.

A PSNI spokesperson said police were “examining the circumstances surrounding the death” of the woman, and said on Tuesday evening: “There are no further details at present.”

Police at the scene after a woman’s body was found on a beach in Cultra.
PICTURE COLM LENAGHAN
Part of the Seafront Road in Cultra was closed off on Monday following the discovery of a woman's body on the beach. PICTURE: COLM LENAGHAN

Alliance MLA for North Down, Connie Egan, said in a post to the X platform on Monday: “The news that a body has been found on the beach at Cultra is saddening and extremely shocking.

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“My thoughts are with the family and loved ones at this difficult time. If you have any information that may assist investigations, please contact the PSNI.”



Her party colleague and fellow North Down MLA, Andrew Muir, said he was “shocked and saddened” by the news.

“My thoughts are with the family and loved ones at this distressing time,” he said in an X post.

Another MLA for the area, the UUP’s Stephen Dunne, wrote in a X post: “Very sad and shocking news that a body has been found on a beach in Cultra.

“The local community is naturally concerned, but we must allow the local PSNI to carry out its investigations.”