Body of man discovered near Royal Mile as police cordon off area

Officers responded to reports of concern for a person near the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Body of a man found near Edinburgh’s Royal Mile as police cordon off Hunter Square Twitter/@BacktracksEdin

A police cordon is in place near Edinburgh’s Royal Mile after the body of a man was found.

Emergency services were called to the scene at the capital’s Hunter Square at around 9.40am on Tuesday after reports of concern for a person.

Officers discovered the body of a man and a police cordon was put in place.

Police Scotland has said that the cause of death is still unknown and enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers were called to a concern for person at Hunter Square, Edinburgh, at around 9.40am on Tuesday, 19 July 2022.

“The body of a man was found and enquiries to establish the cause of death are ongoing.”

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