Body found at West Yorkshire nature reserve

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Oct 2018, 13:25 BST

Updated 11th Oct 2018, 14:28 BST

The body of a man was discovered at a Wakefield nature reserve.

Police confirmed that a man in his 30s was found close to Walton, yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.

A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called at 4.26pm yesterday to reports of a concern for safety off Shay Lane, Walton.

“Emergency services attended and the body of a man in his 30s was found.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been passed to the coroner.”