Man's body recovered from River Foyle
The identity of the person has not yet been officially confirmed.
It is understood a post-mortem to confirm the identity is now due to take place.
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Hide AdA PSNI spokesperson said: “Police can confirm that the body of a man has been recovered from the River Foyle in Derry this morning, Friday 23 March.
“A formal identification and post mortem examination will take place in due course. However police are not treating the death as suspicious at this time.”
The spokesperson added that the family of missing Derry man Michael McGinley have been informed about the discovery.
Searches have been taking place along and on the river for the 27-year-old from Gobnascale for eight weeks and five days.
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Hide AdMichael McGinley’s siblings, wider family circle, friends, volunteers and numerous different rescue and recovery services have been involved in the daily searches for him since he went missing on Sunday, January 21.