The alarm was raised at around 11.30 this morning when a passer-by became concerned after seeing a car parked close to Ballina Slipway less than a kilometre from the town.
Gardaí responded to the scene along with volunteers from the Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard and members of the Killaloe fire and rescue service.
An ambulance and rapid response advanced paramedic unit also attended the incident.
The body of a man, believed to be in his mid 50’s, was successfully recovered from the water by Coast Guard volunteers and fire service personnel.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The body was removed by hearse shortly before 3.00pm and taken to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out.
Gardaí from Killaloe are investigating the discovery however a spokesman confirmed that the death is being treated as a personal tragedy.
