The air ambulance in Newton-le-Willows
THE body of a man was found at a property in Newton-le-Willows.
Emergency services, including ambulance and police, attended an address on Borron Road, Newton-le-Willows on Sunday afternoon (August 16).
An air ambulance was seen landing nearby during the afternoon.
Police confirmed they attended and said there had been a "non suspicious death" of a man in his 40s.
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A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "We were called at 2.30pm on Sunday, August 16. It was a non suspicious death of a man in his 40s.
"The matter is now with the coroner."
A North West Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed: "We sent a number of resources to a private address on Sunday afternoon."
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