The body of a man has been found in a wooded area of Knottingley.
West Yorkshire Police were called to Holes Lane, Knottingley on Tuesday night following reports of a concern for safety for a man. When officers arrived around 7pm the body of a man had been found and pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
A huge cordon remained in place in Holes Lane and in the wooded area off Forge Hill Lane on Tuesday, July 18. The cordon has since been removed by police.
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A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to Holes Lane, Knottingley, shortly before 7pm last night to a report of a concern for safety for a man.
"The man was pronounced deceased by paramedics a short time later. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been prepared for the coroner."
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