Police are treating the death of a man whose body was discovered near to a sewage plant in Haddington, East Lothian, about 06:00 on Monday as unexplained.
An enquiry is ongoing as detectives try to establish the circumstances involved.
Forensic officers attended the locus and the area was cordoned off.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “The death is currently being treated as unexplained pending further inquiries.”
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