POLICE have confirmed a man's body was found in a Colchester park this morning.

Officers were called with concerns for the welfare of a man in Kings Meadow, in Colchester, shortly after 5.10am.

Police arrived, and sadly found the man had died.

A spokesman for the force said: "There are no suspicious circumstances around his death and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

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A cordon was put in place in a section of lower Castle Park this morning.

It was removed at about 10.20am.

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