Children playing in Costessey woodland find missing man's body

Costessey Woods, where the body of a man was found by playing children. Credit: Google Maps
The death is being treated as unexplained. Credit: PA.

The body of a man has been discovered in a woodland by a group of children who were playing in the woods.

Officers were called to an area off East Hills Road in Costessey near Norwich, shortly before 2.30pm on Tuesday.

A police cordon remained in place on Tuesday evening and the death is being treated as unexplained.

While formal identification is yet to take place, the family of missing 59-year-old Andrew Yourglivch have been informed.

A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the cause of death, said police.

Norfolk Police said officers would keep in touch with the families of the children involved over the coming days to offer support.

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