Lincolnshire Police launch investigation as body is discovered in dyke in Bourne

Police say they are not treating the discovery of a dead body in a dyke as suspicious.

Officers say they were called to Spalding Road in Bourne at 3.30am this morning (April 25) — and closed the road off while they try to determine what has happened.

A tent could be seen at the side at the road, not far from the junction of Cherry Holt Road — and there was a heavy police presence in the area all morning.

This lunchtime officers issued a statement to say: “We are in a position to confirm that the circumstances surrounding the body of a man found in a dyke on Spalding Road in Bourne are not suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

“Formal identification of the man remains unconfirmed, and our investigations remain on-going.”

No further details about the person have been revealed at this early stage.

It’s thought that the road has now been able to re-open.