Police have now identified a man whose body was discovered in water at Newcastle on Friday.

Emergency services were called to Susan Gilmore Beach about 8am on Friday 10 July 2015, after a member of the public found the body of the 68-year-old man from Cooks Hill.

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and retrieved the man’s body and commenced investigations.

The death is not believed to be suspicious but a report is being prepared for the Coroner.

Police are currently in the process of notifying the man’s next of kin.

Investigators would like to thank the public for their assistance in identifying the man.