Appeal after man's body found near Fort Perch Rock

Detectives are continuing to appeal for information to help identify a body found in New Brighton two days before Christmas

At around 4.15pm on December 23rd, a call was received reporting that a man's body had been found in water near to Fort Perch Rock.

He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A Home Office Post Mortem was completed earlier this week but the man’s cause of death is unknown and is still being treated as unexplained.

Extensive enquiries have been ongoing to identify the man, who is believed to be in his mid-late 30s.

The man has a heart tattoo on his right shoulder with the name 'Clare', and a scar on his right cheek.

He is described as white, around 6ft tall, clean shaven, with black hair. When found, he was wearing a new-looking blue Nike trainer on one foot, two pairs of black tracksuit bottoms, a red Sprayway mackintosh-style jacket with red torso and black arms.

Several layers were also worn underneath the jacket, including a dark coloured Adidas sweatshirt and dark coloured Adidas tracksuit top. The man was also wearing two silver chains with a Crucifix on each, and carrying a LFC fob on a set of keys.

Detective Inspector Laura Lamping said: "We hope and believe that someone will recognise the man from this detailed description, and I would like to continue to ask for anyone who thinks they may know him to come forward, and we will deal quickly and sensitively with any enquiries that come in to us.

“We have completed missing from home enquiries across the region and believe that the man has not been previously reported missing. If you think you know who he may be, but haven’t had any recent contact with a family member or friend who matches this description, please let us know.”