A human leg with a ‘sock and shoe’ still attached to it was found washed up on a Scottish beach.
The tragic find was made at on Prestwick Beach, in Ayrshire, on the morning of June 10 at around 10.45am.
Witnesses reported finding the bone, which police have since linked to a body 70 miles away, ‘buried under seaweed’ along with items of clothing.
Mystery initially surrounded the discovery, but now officers believe it is part of the body of a man who was found in the coastal village of Millisle, Northern Ireland in May.
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.
The leg was found on Prestwick Beach in Scotland on the morning of June 10. Pictured: Prestwick Promenade looking south towards Ayr back into the town on a stormy day (file image)
A witness reported encountering the leg bone ‘buried under some seaweed’ with ‘the sock and shoe still on it’. Pictured: Beach and shore area of Prestwick (file image)
‘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.’
