Appeal for information into unidentified body in Cumbria
An inquest is to reconvene at Cockermouth Coroners’ Court today
On the day of an inquest into the death of an unidentified man whose body was recovered on a beach at Workington, Cumbria Police and the Coroner are appealing for information.
On 30th September 2023 at around 6.20pm, two walkers came across the significantly decomposed body of a man. The man was wearing blue jeans over burgundy coloured jogging bottoms and underwear with the wording “ORIGINAL BRAND” on the waist band.
The location of the discovery was in an area known as Slag Bank.
Police attended the scene and found a body which had clearly been in the water for a significant period of time.
The man was white and believed to be over six feet tall but no documents of identification were recovered from the body or clothing.
Investigations were conducted in an effort to identify the man, including via DNA analysis and cross-referencing with the UK Missing Persons Database. However, no matches were identified.
Detective Inspector Duncan Brooker said:
“A significant number of enquiries have been made in an effort to learn the identity of the man. However, at this time, he remains unidentified.
“I am aware that we do not have a great deal of information with which to share with the public for them to assist us in our efforts, however we are appealing for anyone who does have information – who thinks that some of the details mentioned could relate to a missing person in their own life – to come forward.”
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it.
You can also phone on 101.
An inquest is due to reconvene at Cockermouth Coroners’ Court today (17 October).