Gardaí have confirmed the discovery of a body from water at Sliabh Liag this morning. The body has since been removed from the scene and taken to Letterkenny University Hospital.
The State Pathologist has been notified and a post-mortem will take place in due course. An incident room has been established at Ballyshannon Garda station under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer.
A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are continuing to investigate all circumstances of an alleged assault that is reported to have occurred in the Slieve League/Killybegs area of County Donegal between Saturday, June 24 and the following day.
“Investigating Gardaí are appealing to any persons travelling in the vicinity of Killybegs/Slieve League between the afternoon of Saturday 24th June 2023 and the evening of Sunday 25th June 2023 who observed any activity which drew their attention to come forward.
“Any road users travelling in these areas at these times who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Ballyshannon Garda Station on 071 985 8530, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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