An investigation is underway after the body of a man was found on the street outside Tynecastle Stadium this morning Sunday 21 September 2025.
Emergency services were called to Wheatfield Place in Gorgie around 6.30am following reports of an unresponsive man.
A blue tent has been erected.
Officers said that the death is being treated as unexplained and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A police spokesperson said: “Around 6.30am on Sunday, 21 September 2025, we were made aware of a man found unresponsive on Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”
