Gardai are making a public appeal for help in identifying the body of a man found washed up on a Connemara beach yesterday

The body was discovered just before 3pm on Huston beach in Lettermullen and Gardai are keeping an open mind as to how the man died

A Garda spokesperson told Galway Bay fm news the public can play a crucial role in helping to identify the man

He's aged between 20 and 40 and is 6 feet in height. He says no further details are being released for now

In the meantime a cross-check of the missing persons list throughout the country is continuing

Any information on the man's identity can be given to Salthill Gardai at 091 51 47 20, that's 51 47 20