Body found on Longridge Fell 'may have been there for months' as police appeal for help to identify him
Detectives have launched an appeal to identify a 'mystery man' whose body was found by members of the public on Longridge Fell earlier this month.
The man’s death is being treated as unexplained, although there are no suspicious circumstances at this time. The force said a Home Office post-mortem examination was 'inconclusive' and further tests are needed to try and establish how he died.The man is described as a white male aged anywhere between 30 and 70, between 5ft 5 ins and 5ft 7ins tall, very thin and only weighing 28kg. He may have had a beard and or moustache and had short dark greying hair.
He was wearing a pair of Salomon Quest 04 walking boots, a black Rab waterproof jacket and a black Rab and an Arc’teryx top underneath. He was also wearing Rohan trousers and was suitably dressed for walking this type of terrain.
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