Search operation at Cave Hill Country Park in north Belfast ends

A major search operation at Cave Hill Country Park in north Belfast has ended as a man's body was found.

Police and other emergency crews attended a report of "a concern for the safety of an individual" in the vicinity of the park on Thursday evening.

Access to the park was restricted for a time.

A spokesperson for the PSNI on Friday morning said: "Police received a report for a concern for safety of a man in the vicinity of Cavehill Country Park, north Belfast on Thursday evening.

"Officers attended along with our colleagues from other emergency services. Sadly the man died at the scene. His death is not being treated as suspicious."

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