A man's body has been found at a burn in an Aberdeenshire town sparking an unexplained death probe.

The discovery was made near a park at the Burn of Turriff at around 9am on Sunday morning.

Police are now investigating the death that is currently being treated as unexplained.

A spokesman for the force said: "We can confirm that a body of a man was discovered at the Burn of Turriff, Aberdeenshire around 9.10am on Sunday.

"The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances."