THE body of a man has been found this morning, Friday.

Emergency services were called to Parr Stocks Road, Parr at around 8.20am where paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

The man's death is being treated as unexplained, although it is not thought to be suspicious.

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Enquiries are ongoing to formally identify him and inform his next of kin.

A post-mortem investigation will be conducted to establish the man's cause of death.