The body of a man who went missing from a Stena Line ferry in Belfast Lough in October has been recovered, Belfast Harbour Police has said.
The man’s body was found on a beach near Farmhill Road in Holywood, County Down, on Thursday morning.
The coastguard conducted an overnight search of the lough on 29 October after reports of a man entering the water from the ferry, which operates between Belfast and Cairnryan in Scotland.
The search was stood down the next day.
An overnight search has taken place in Belfast Lough after reports of a man entering the water from a ferry.
The alarm was raised at about 21:30 BST on Saturday.
On Sunday evening, the coastguard said its rescue teams were no longer involved and it was now a police matter.
Officers had asked the public to avoid the area while the search was taking place.
Source: BBC
