Body of man found in Southport hotel room

Body of man found in Southport hotel room 

Merseyside Police can confirm that enquiries are being carried out to establish how a man whose body was found in a hotel room in Southport died.

Police officers were called to the Scarisbrick Hotel at 2.10pm by staff who had become concerned about a guest who they had not seen for several days.

When entry was gained to the room the body of a man aged in his 20s was found in the bathroom. Detectives are not treating his death as suspicious however further enquiries are being made before a file of evidence is passed to the coroner.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in the coming days to establish a cause of death.

Officers are currently trying to contact the man’s next of kin to inform them of his death.