Mystery over body found next to pier at popular UK seaside resort as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death
Mystery over body found next to pier at popular UK seaside resort as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death
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AN UNIDENTIFIED body has been found with cops treating the death as unexplained pending further enquiries. The body of a man was found after a huge emergency response descended at Liverpool's Pier Head. Police, ambulance and the Coastguard were called to Birkenhead and Liverpool Pier Head yesterday morning. It follows the discovery of a body around 9.25am at Priory Wharf. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, which cleared around 2.20pm yesterday.
![[Liverpool waterfront with Museum of Liverpool and Royal Liver Building reflected in the water.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ejdy3j-old-new-buildings-liverpool-451393744.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Onlookers gathered near the ferry terminal as emergency services flocked the area. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that emergency services were in Birkenhead and Liverpool Pier Head following the discovery of a body yesterday morning, Sunday 2 February. "At around 9.25am, the body of a man was found at Priory Wharf. He was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. "Officers worked with the Coastguard, NWAS, and MFRS to recover the body to Liverpool and work will be carried out to confirm the man’s identity. The death is being treated as unexplained pending further enquiries.".
![[The Liver Building and Pier Head in Liverpool, England.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/liver-building-pier-head-viewed-492848624.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
