A 26-year-old man and a 21 year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder this morning in the Comber area by detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team investigating the murder of 55-year-old Pat McCormick.
They are currently being questioned by detectives in Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.
The man and woman arrested were previously arrested on suspicion of murder on 3rd June and were released on bail pending further enquiries.
The remains of the father-of-four were found on Tuesday afternoon at a lake in Ballygowan, Co Down.
It follows information passed to Crimestoppers.
The 55-year-old was last seen alive on May 30 in Comber.
A post mortem examination is currently being carried out to determine the exact cause of his death.