Body found in Yorkshire woods with death treated as “unexplained”

An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in woods in Sheffield.

Officers were called at 6.46pm on September 2 by the ambulance service following a report that the body of a man had been found by a member of the public in Ecclesall Woods.

Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, police said.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.

A scene was put in place in Ecclesall Woods, near the junction with Abbey Lane and Whirlowdale Road.

Further updates will be provided in due course, police said.

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