Police have found a body in an ancient cave in Essex.
A passerby walking through Hangman’s Woods off Stanford Road in Grays called the police after spotting a body hidden in deneholes.
Deneholes are ancient chalk caves which were used as mines in medieval times, and these ones are not usually open to the public because they are home to roosting bats.
Detective Inspector Lydia George said: ‘Utilising specialist equipment and skills and working with our partners, we recovered a body yesterday.
‘Work is underway to establish who they are and the circumstances around how they came to be in the deneholes and how they died.
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‘I want to thank the community around this area for their support, particularly local businesses who kindly provided refreshments.
‘We will provide further information as and when we are able to.’
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