According to RTÉ, Gardaí cordoned off the area at Ballyellis after the body was found with injuries. Efforts are ongoing to establish the man’s identity, while resources associated with a murder investigation are understood to be in the process of being deployed.
The discovery was made at approximately 1.30pm by members of the public walking along the banks of the River Blackwater. The body was subsequently removed from the scene and transported to Cork University Hospital.
An incident room has been set up at Mallow Garda Station as part of the ongoing investigation.
Garda Technical Bureau personnel travelled from Dublin to carry out a preliminary examination of the scene yesterday. They were accompanied by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster.
Members of the Garda Water Unit also attended the location, bringing a rigid inflatable boat as part of the operation.
