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Police are investigating circumstances after sudden death of 16-year-old girl

The incident happened in Bangor on Saturday night.

POLICE IN NORTHERN Ireland are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a 16-year-old girl over the weekend.

She is believed to be Bangor schoolgirl Gaenor Thompson.

In a statement this evening, the PSNI said that they were, “investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 16-year-old girl in Bangor on the evening of Saturday 6 June.”

They went on to say that they were awaiting the post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death which is not being treated as suspicious at this time.

A Facebook tribute page has been set up in her memory and has received a large number of condolence messages over the weekend.

The Belfast Telegraph has said that she was a pupil of Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College.

Read: Gardaí appeal for information in case of man who fled to Donegal before he was murdered

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