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Police are investigating following the death of a man on Wirral on Sunday afternoon.

Officers were called to a patch of land off Kings Parade, New Brighton, following reports of a sudden death.

On arrival they found the body of a man in his 40s.

At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained and the man’s next-of-kin are in the process of being informed.

People in the area reported seeing a police presence at the bottom of an embankment that rises up to Portland Court this afternoon.

Forensics officers were in attendance and an area they were working around was covered by a green canopy.

Around five police vehicles were parked on access roads around the scene, close to the Dips and the promenade’s miniature golf course.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police confirmed the force had been working at the scene since 1.30pm.