Body found on roof of Blackpool pub
Britannia Place, off Blackpool Promenade, was closed off following the discovery of the body, which is understood to have been found hanging on the roof of Yates yesterday.
A police spokesman said: "We were called at around 11.15am today (Thursday, November 22) after a body was found in an outbuilding on the roof of Yates in the Promenade, Blackpool."The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and the body, believed to be a man, has yet to be formally identified."
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Hide AdThe body was removed from the scene at around 3.30pm yesterday.
A Yates spokesman said: “We are sorry to report that a roofing contractor discovered a body on the roof of our establishment. Emergency services were alerted immediately and are dealing with the incident. We would like to pass on our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”