A postmortem is taking place this afternoon on the body of a woman discovered in Tralee.
The alarm was raised at around 10:20 this morning, when gardaí were notified of a body that was found off Brewery Road in the town.
The woman's body was found on a walkway parallel to Oakview Village and water, known locally as the Big River.
The woman’s body was removed from the walkway and taken to the county mortuary in University Hospital Kerry, where a postmortem will take place later this afternoon.
A garda investigation into the death is ongoing.
Gardaí say the results of the post mortem will determine the course of the investigation.