A man has died after a tree branch fell on his tent in a park in Blackpool.
Lancashire Police found him in Revoe Park in Central Drive, Blackpool, at around 5am on Monday morning.
The man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene after a tree branch had fell on his tent and struck him.
Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious and inquiries were ongoing to try to locate his next of kin.
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