Overview
- A passerby’s call, made shortly before 7.45am Wednesday, brought police to Victoria Park in Leamington Spa after a body was seen in the River Leam.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews arrived at 7.50am and confirmed the man dead at the scene.
- Warwickshire Police are treating the death as unexplained and have begun an investigation with officers maintaining a visible presence in the park.
- Officers believe they know the man’s identity and have informed his next of kin, saying he is thought to be in his 50s.
- Detectives asked anyone who was in the park before 7.45am to contact police quoting incident 68 of 15 April.