A police investigation is ongoing after the body of a man was found in Granton earlier today.

Officers sealed off Granton Crescent Park to enable a detailed search of the area after the discovery at around 10:20am this morning.

Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death are underway but at this stage investigating officers  do not believe them to be suspicious.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.20am on Tuesday, 22 September, 2020, the body of a man was found near Granton Crescent, Edinburgh.

“Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing but it is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.