Man, 40s, found dead in Penwortham after Lancashire Police respond to 'concern for welfare'
A man was sadly found dead after police rushed to a home in Penwortham yesterday.
Three police cars and a ‘rapid response’ paramedic raced to the home in Cop Lane around 3.30pm after being alerted to concerns for a man’s welfare at an address opposite an entrance to Hurst Grange Park.
The force said a man in his 40s was sadly found dead inside the semi-detached home when emergency services entered the property.
Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) were called to the scene after paramedics departed and remained at the address into the evening.
Today, Lancashire Police confirmed his death is not being treated as suspicious, and said a file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course.
A police spokesman said: “We were called yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, August 13) to a report of a concern for welfare of a man at an address on Cop Lane in Penwortham.
“Emergency services attended and a man in his 40s was sadly found dead.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course.”
An ambulance spokesperson added: “I can confirm that we received a call at 3.37pm to a private address in Cop Lane in Penwortham.
“We dispatched an ambulance and rapid response vehicle to the scene. No one was taken to hospital.”