6 Jul 2015

Man found dead in Wellington Harbour named

9:26 pm on 6 July 2015

The man whose body was pulled from Wellington Harbour yesterday morning has been identified as 39-year-old Finbarr Clabby.

Wellington

Wellington Harbour Photo: 123RF

The police said Mr Clabby, who was of Irish descent, had been living in Wellington for the past seven or eight years.

They said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, which has been referred to the coroner.

Sergeant Shaun Lingard said it appeared Mr Clabby met with an unfortunate accident while out socialising with friends on Saturday night.