People have paid tribute to a man who was found in the water at Salthouse Dock.
Emergency services were called to the dock at around 10.15am on Easter Sunday (April 9), following reports of a male body in the water. Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) and North West Ambulance Service attended the scene.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Images sent to the ECHO by a passer-by showed a large MFRS cordon and a forensic tent on the dock walkway.
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Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man and inform his next of kin and a post-mortem examination will take place to establish his cause of death. At this stage the man’s death is being treated as unexplained.
Today, ECHO readers have paid tribute to the man.
On Facebook, Maddy Guest said: "May he rest in peace". Donna Reardon said: "So very sad. R.I.P sir and may the angels surround you in love".
Mary Louise Maitland said: "So sad". Lorraine Siegertsz added: "Very sad".
On the ECHO website, one user said: "Thoughts and prayers to his family". Another added: "Rest in peace mate".
Anyone with information which could assist is asked to DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting reference 23000300221.
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