Dental records used to identify body found in south Shropshire
Dental records are to be used to identify the decomposed body found at an isolated location on the Longmynd near Church Stretton.
Although formal identification is still awaited, police believe the body to be that of a 46-year-old man missing from his home in the south of England since the end of March.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said today: "A post mortem was carried out yesterday and at this stage we are satisfied there is nothing suspicious about the death.
"It appears the man has been living rough in the area for some time. We are in the process of checking dental records to confirm his identity."
The body was found by a local man at around 5pm on Wednesday.
