Man’s body recovered from Blackpool sea as police and paramedics swarm promenade

Police were called to a report a body had been found in the sea off Blackpool Promenade at around 12pm on Wednesday (April 5).

Emergency services attended and the body of a man was recovered from the water.

He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course.

"Our thoughts are with the man's family at this sad and difficult time.”