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Man found dead in Southport hotel room

A man, see aged in his 20s has been found dead in a hotel bathroom in Southport.

Merseyside Police have confirmed that enquiries are currently being carried out to establish how the man died.

Police officers were called to the Scarisbrick Hotel at 2.10pm yesterday by staff who had become concerned about a guest who they had not seen for several days.

When entry was gained to the room the body of a man aged in his 20s was found in the bathroom.

Detectives are not treating his death as suspicious however further enquiries are being made before a file of evidence is passed to the coroner.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in the coming days to establish a cause of death.

Officers are currently trying to contact the man’s next of kin to inform them of his death.