HUMAN REMAINS that washed up on a popular Scottish beach have been linked to the body of a man missing from Northern Ireland.
The body part was found on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire last month on June 10.
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.
And police since confirmed the find was linked to the discovery of a body in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle in Down back in May.
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.
“The remains have now been identified as those of a missing person from outside of Scotland.
“The relevant police service has been informed.”
Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed the death or the body part find are not being treated as suspicious.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that the body found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle on Wednesday, May 21, 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.”
The walker who made the grim find recalled the horrifying moment to The Scottish Sun.
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.”
