Lancashire Police are appealing for help to identify man found in woods in the Forest of Bowland.
Earlier this month they were called to Longridge Fell to a report that a body had been found in woodland just off Birdy Brow.
Emergency services attended, including Bowland Mountain Rescue, and sadly found the body of a deceased male.
Despite a number of enquiries, police still have not been able to identify the man and need help to try and find out who he is.
The man’s death is being treated as unexplained, although there are no suspicious circumstances at this time.
A Home Office post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are needed to try and establish how he died.
He is described as a white male aged anywhere between 30 and 70, between five ft five ins and five ft seven ins tall, described as very thin and only weighing 28kg. He may have had a beard and or moustache and had short dark greying hair. He did have a scar on his stomach which is consistent with an appendectomy.
Police think the man’s body had been at the scene for some weeks but maybe as long as a few months.
He was wearing a pair of Salomon Quest 04 walking boots, a black Rab waterproof jacket and a black Rab and an Arc’teryx top underneath. He was also wearing Rohan trousers (pictures attached) and was suitably dressed for walking this type of terrain.
Det Insp Tammy Woodhouse, said: “While we have carried out a number of enquiries to try and find out who this man is we have so far been unable to identify him and I’m hoping that someone out there will recognise the description or the clothing and will be able to help us. Judging by his clothing he was probably someone who did a lot of walking or spent a lot of time outdoors and I would ask if you know someone like that who you haven’t seen for a while then please give us a call.
“It’s sad to think that we haven’t been able to identify this man or been able to contact any relatives he may have had so if you think you can help us, please do give us a call.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting log 0730 of April 9.
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