Human leg washed up on popular beach identified as man missing from Ireland as cops issue update after walker's find
The body part was found on Prestwick Beach in
A person on the beach uncovered the leg under seaweed while out walking on the beach.
They alerted authorities after discovering the leg bone still wearing a sock and shoe.
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In a statement they said: "Around 10.45am on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, we received a report that human remains had been discovered on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire.
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'The remains have now been identified as those of a missing person from outside of Scotland.
"The relevant police service has been informed."
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"The remains were determined to be male, and police are engaging with the family of the deceased.
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"The death is not being treated as suspicious."
The walker who made the grim find
They explained: "I was walking along the beach early on Tuesday morning when I came across a leg bone.
"It was buried under some seaweed. It was just a bone with the sock and shoe still on it."
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The discovery was made by a walker across the water
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