A children's play park has been put on lockdown after a man's body was discovered.
Emergency services were called to Queens Park Recreation Centre in St Helens, Merseyside, just before 8am this morning to reports of concern for the safety of a man.
Police and paramedics attended the scene, but the man was tragically pronounced dead, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Merseyside Police confirmed enquiries are underway following the incident.
A spokeswoman for the force said: "Although the death is not thought to be suspicious at this time it is being treated as unexplained."
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Enquiries are ongoing to formally identify the man and inform his next of kin.
A post-mortem will be conducted to establish the cause of death.
Forensic officers from Merseyside Police are at the scene.
A number of people reported seeing a forensic tent inside the park, with one woman saying police had begun making door to door enquiries at properties neighbouring the park.
Queens Park borders a number of streets in St Helens, but police activity appears to be clustered around Dilloway Street, which is closest to the play area.
One resident reported seeing a police van and two cars in the area, with another woman claiming police told her they were called to the incident in the early hours of Sunday.
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