Body of man found by officers
Wednesday 11th July 2007, 11:45AM BST.
Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was found in Telford.
Officers are treating the death as unexplained and formal identification has yet to take place.
The body was found near to Capewell Road, Trench, yesterday.
Chris Ammonds, Telford Police spokesman, said the area remained sealed off today while investigations continued.
Fisherman Graham Nock, 64, had been camping beside Trench Pool, yards away from the area taped off.
He said he heard cars arrive at about 11am yesterday and had been told by a passerby a body had been discovered by the pool.
Mr Nock, who now lives on the Isle of Man, but used to live in Telford, said: “There was the full monty – five or six police cars and forensics.
“At first I thought it was people fishing,” he added. “I was told they found a body of a man there.
“I only came here for some peace and quiet. It’s a tragedy isn’t it – it doesn’t matter what the circumstances are.”
Jim Falconer, 61, another fisherman, from Donnington, said: “You often see quite a lot of cars being burned out and youths and things like that, but not usually this.
“It’s a busy track, lots of people must have been going past on their way to work this morning, so I don’t know when it could have happened.”
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