Police investigate death of man found on beach

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Image caption, Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended Hunstanton beach on Wednesday afternoon

The body of a man has been found on a Norfolk beach.

Police were called to the beach at Hunstanton on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency services, including ambulance, air ambulance and coastguard, attended.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and police said while his death was unexplained, it was not thought to be suspicious.

A police cordon was put in place and a section of the beach was closed while officers carried out their inquiries.

The closure has since been lifted and a police said a file would be passed to the coroner.

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