Large wooded area taped off after man found dead

Emergency services were called to Sheddocksley Woods in Aberdeen on Sunday.

Large wooded area taped off in Aberdeen after man found deadSTV News

A large wooded area in Aberdeen was cordoned off after a man’s body was found on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to Sheddocksley Woods near the city’s Lewis Road at around 2.35pm on Sunday.

Uniformed officers were pictured standing guard at a dirt path leading through the area and a significant portion of the woodland was cordoned off.

The body of a man, 64, was found within the area. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

Police at Sheddocksley WoodsSTV News
Police at Sheddocksley Woods

The nature of the incident is not yet known.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.35pm on Sunday, April 12, we were called to the Sheddocksley Wood area, near Barvas Walk, in Aberdeen following the death of a 64-year-old man.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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