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Man in His 40s Dies After Tree Branch Hits Tent in Blackpool Park

Police are treating the case as non-suspicious during a Met Office yellow wind warning.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called to Revoe Park on Central Drive at 4:55am, where the man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Police said the victim was in his 40s, have not released his identity, and are working to trace his next of kin.
  • A file will be submitted to HM Coroner as part of standard procedure for a non-suspicious sudden death.
  • Part of the park near the play area was cordoned off, with officers on site and a private ambulance observed at the scene.
  • The incident occurred as a yellow wind warning covered most of England and Wales, with gusts reported up to 78mph at the Needles on the Isle of Wight; local reports said the man had been sleeping rough, which police have not confirmed.