A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man found at a fishing lake on the Wirral.
Officers were called to a farm on Clatterbridge Old Road, ailment Spital just after 9am yesterday morning following reports of two men fighting at a fishing lake.
Emergency services discovered the body of a 37-year-old man from Birkenhead at the farm, link with the victim then taken by air ambulance to hospital. He was pronounced dead a short while later.
A 28 year-old man from Bebington has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police had spoken to a number of witnesses at the scene at the time of the incident.
The area around the lake has been cordoned off whilst investigators carry out forensic examinations, with a post-mortem into the cause of death expected to be carried out later today.
Anyone who may have information which could help detectives with their inquiries can contact 0151 777 2265, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.