By David Hunter
The discovery of a man's body on a beach is not being treated as suspicious..
The middle-aged man's corpse was reportedly found by a dog walker on Murlough beach in Newcastle, Co Down, on Friday afternoon.
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland said the body has now been formally identified.
A post mortem has also confirmed a cause of death.
It's believed the remains may have washed up at the beauty spot with the tide.
The man was described as approximately 50, with a heavy build, greying hair on the side of his head and bald on top with an unshaven face.
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