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There are fears that a young man found dead in Co Donegal may have

froze to death.



The body of the man, named locally as Muriusz Ejdys, was found in the

Old Mill in Buncrana on Thursday evening.

It is believed he may have been out socialising ahead of the incident.



Mr Ejdys, who was in his 30s, was well-known in the town where he had

lived for a number of years.



There have been sub-zero temperature conditions in Donegal for the

past number of nights as well as freezing fog.



There are fears locally Muriusz, known locally as Mario, may have

fallen asleep in the Old Mill.



A Garda forensics team arrived at the scene on Friday morning

and sealed off the area.



The remains of Muriusz, who was a Polish national, was transferred to

Letterkenny University Hospital where a post mortem was due to be held

last night.



Local Sinn Fein county councilor Jack Murray said his sympathy and

that of the local community went to Mr Ejdys’ family.



“The entire community is just in shock at the news that a young man

has been found dead in our community. The thoughts and prayers of

everyone goes out to him and his family,” he said.



There had been speculation on social media that Muriusz had been

arrested shortly before his death.



However it is understood that he was arrested for a minor public order

offence but that he had been released from custody on November 17th.



A spokesman for the Garda Ombudsman said the matter had not been

referred to them.



A spokesman for the Garda Press Office confirmed to that an investigation has been launched following the discovery of the man's

body.



A statement released by the Garda Press Office confirmed an investigation into the death has been launch.



"Garda are investigating the sudden death of a man in his 30's in

Millbrea, Buncranna Co Donegal on 24/11/16 at approximately 20:30.

This incident is not being treated as suspicious at this time."