Revoe Park taped off as Lancashire Police deal with serious incident in Blackpool
Police have cordoned off a park in Blackpool after a man was tragically killed by a falling tree this morning.
Officers were called to Revoe Park, off Central Drive, where the tree branch snapped in strong winds at around 5am, crushing a man sleeping rough in a tent.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called at 4.55am today to Revoe Park, Central Drive, Blackpool, to a report that a tree branch had fallen on a tent and struck a man.
“The emergency services attended and found a man unresponsive. Despite the best efforts of medical personnel, very sadly the man – aged in his 40s - was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to trace his next of kin.
“The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be passed in due course to HM Coroner.”
A private ambulance attended and the area remains taped off. Pictures taken by local resident Simon Mitchell and shared with the Gazette show police at the scene near the play area.
A local dog walker said the man had been living rough in one of two tents pitched in the park over the past few days.
He said the tree completely ‘crushed’ the man’s green tent, and came close to falling on a second larger tent occupied by a homeless couple.