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Police and ambulance called after body found ‘in tree’ in Swindon

byDaniel Jae Webb
7 December 2024 | 10.40am
Medics treat seriously injured teen, 18, as car ‘full of young men’ hits tree
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Police and ambulance were called after a body was found ‘in a tree’ in Swindon.

Emergency services raced to reports of the distressing incident off White Edge Moor in Liden at around 6.45pm on Friday (6 December).

A man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

On social media, a local woman commented: “Someone has been found dead hanging from a tree.

“My son and his friend found the body when walking to the shops.”

Wiltshire Police confirmed they attended a welfare-related incident.

A spokesperson said: ““Sadly, upon arrival, a man in his 20s was found deceased.

“There are no suspicious circumstances and our thoughts are with his family.”

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