Horror as human leg 'with sock and shoe still on it' washes up on beach - as police link it to body found 70 miles away
The tragic find was made at a popular Ayrshire beach in Scotland on the morning of June 10 at around 10.45am.
Police have now linked the limb to the discovery of a man's body in the coastal village of Millisle, Northern Ireland in May.
A witness reported encountering the leg bone on Prestwick Beach 'buried under some seaweed' with 'the sock and shoe till on it'.
The beachgoer told The Scottish Sun: 'I was walking along the beach early on Tuesday morning when I came across a leg bone.'
A police probe is now underway though is not yet known whether the remains belonged to a male or female.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and it is understood the man - whose body was found close to the coastal Donaghadee Road - was not from Northern Ireland.
Police Scotland said: 'Around 10.45am on Tuesday, 10 June, 2025, we received a report that human remains had been discovered on Prestwick Beach.
'Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.'
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said: 'We can confirm that the body found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle on Wednesday, 21st May has been identified.
'The remains were determined to be male and police are engaging with the family of the deceased. The death is not being treated as suspicious.'
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