A man has died after being pulled from the water in Co Antrim yesterday evening.
After the incident was reported, Ballycastle and Coleraine Coastguard Rescue Teams, the Coastguard helicopter, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and PSNI attended the scene in Ballintoy Harbour.
A PSNI spokesman said: "Police responded to a report in relation to a man in the water in the vicinity of Ballintoy Harbour on Monday evening.
"Police attended the scene, along with other emergency services where, sadly, the man's body was recovered from the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene."
His death brings to nine the number of people who have drowned on the island of Ireland since early last week.
