An investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered by a member of the public in woodland on a hillside in Lancashire.
Emergency services were scrambled to Longridge Fell, England's most southerly fell, shortly after 2:30pm yesterday (Easter Sunday) following the grim discovery.
And following a complex operation the body was recovered with the help of mountain rescue. Police say they are treating the death as unexplained. READ MORE: Tragedy as walker dies in horror fall above popular Castleton attraction in Peak District Officers, who are now attempting trace the man's relatives, are asking anyone with information to contact them urgently.
According to Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, the body was not on any recognised path or track and recovery was 'difficult'.
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