A 53-year-old man was found dead in a sex swing in Hove (Picture: Google Street View)

A man was found dead in a sex swing in Hove over the weekend, police have said.

The 53-year-old man was found in the harness at 9.15pm on Friday by his son, according to locals.

There were also a number of gas cylinders around the body, but it is not currently known what the substance was inside them and neighbouring houses were evacuated.

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A hazardous area response team was also called, but it was ‘soon determined that there was no threat to public safety’.



A spokesman said: ‘Police are not treating the death as suspicious and the coroner has been informed.’

Sex swings are are harnesses designed to allow sexual intercourse while a partner is suspended while the other moves freely.