Mystery as man's body found near offshore wind farm: Police probing 'unexplained' death
Police have launched a probe into the 'unexplained' death of a man found dead near an offshore windfarm.
The unidentified male, whose family have reportedly been informed, was found by HM Coastguard on Wednesday evening close to the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm.
Coastguards called Merseyside Police at around 6.40pm on May 7 after discovering the body off the coast of New Brighton in Merseyside.
The man had been pronounced dead, North Wales Live reported.
Detectives are now trying to ascertain how the man came to be in the water and how he died.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: 'Officers were called to New Brighton yesterday evening on Wednesday 7 May following the unexplained death of a man.
'At around 6.40pm, we received a report from HM Coastguard that a man was sadly pronounced deceased off New Brighton near Burbo Wind Farm.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances into the death, which is currently being treated as unexplained.'
The site's 25 turbines generate enough electricity to power over 80,000 UK homes annually
'The next-of-kin have been informed and being supported by specially trained officers.
'If you have any information that could assist the investigation, you can call 101 or DM @MerpolCC on social media, quoting log number 878 of 7 May. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.'
Burbo Bank is situated on Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay, approximately 6.4km from the Sefton coastline.
The site's 25 turbines generate enough electricity to power over 80,000 UK homes annually.
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