VIDEO: Investigation underway after body found on Shoreham beach

An investigation is underway after a body was found on Shoreham beach by dog walkers this morning.
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A body was found on Shoreham beach on December 4 PICTURE BY EDDIE MITCHELL

Emergency services, including senior police officers and the coastguard, were among those on the scene near The Burrells shortly after 8am.

A spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed the body of a man was found and said the death was being treated as ‘unexplained’.

An investigation is now underway.

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“At 8.10am on Friday (4 December) the body of a man was found by dog walkers at the water’s edge on Shoreham beach near The Burrells,” added a spokesman.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained and the circumstances are being investigated.”

A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: “The coastguard was called to the scene at 9.10am, by East Sussex Police, to assist with the recovery of a body.”

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