Two bodies found at caravan park

The incident happened at a site on the Tullybrannigan Road in Newcastle.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE been found dead at a caravan park in Co Down.

In an earlier statement, Inspector David McClements of the PSNI confirmed that a multi-agency investigation was now underway into discovering the cause of the deaths.

The incident happened at a site on Tullybrannigan Road in Newscastle. Police arrived at the scene at around 3pm this afternoon.

Police attended caravan park at Tullybrannigan Road, Newcastle at 3pm. Two bodies were discovered. Suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
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It is being reported by local media that the two who died were a retired couple – although this has not been confirmed – and that the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning.

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