Scene near Irish housing estate cordoned off after dog walker discovers body

Emergency services are in attendance in a Co Antrim town after a body was found in the area.

PSNI officers remain at the scene in the Sentry Hill area of Ballymena. A police cordon is in place this morning.

It's reported that a dog walker came across the scene shortly after 5am. The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time, police have confirmed.

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A statement issued by a PSNI spokesperson said: "Police are currently in attendance at the scene of a sudden death in the Sentry Hill area of Ballymena. It is not being treated as suspicious at this time.

"There are no further details."

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