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| The body of a Dorset police inspector has been found washed ashore at an expensive seaside peninsula. | The body of a Dorset police inspector has been found washed ashore at an expensive seaside peninsula. |
| Police said the body of Insp Neil Munro, 43, was found along Panorama Road, nicknamed "Millionaire's Row", in Sandbanks, at about 0830 GMT. | Police said the body of Insp Neil Munro, 43, was found along Panorama Road, nicknamed "Millionaire's Row", in Sandbanks, at about 0830 GMT. |
| A gardener is reported to have found the body under a jetty belonging to a multi-million pound seafront mansion. | A gardener is reported to have found the body under a jetty belonging to a multi-million pound seafront mansion. |
| He is thought to have suffered head injuries but police have not confirmed whether the death is suspicious. | |
| The whole of the force has been deeply shocked by today's news Chief Constable Martin BakerDorset Police | The whole of the force has been deeply shocked by today's news Chief Constable Martin BakerDorset Police |
| It is understood officers were alerted by the owners of the house, which was then sealed off. | It is understood officers were alerted by the owners of the house, which was then sealed off. |
| Insp Munro, who was married with a young son, was found fully-clothed. | Insp Munro, who was married with a young son, was found fully-clothed. |
| His death is being treated as "unexplained" and a post-mortem examination was being carried out. | |
| A Dorset Police spokesman said: "At this stage, the circumstances of Inspector Munro's death, understood to have taken place while he was off duty, are unexplained and an investigation is under way." | |
| Stephen Tuckwell, a spokesman for Brittany Ferries, said a foot passenger of the same name boarded the 2345 GMT Barfleur ferry sailing from Poole to Cherbourg on Wednesday. | Stephen Tuckwell, a spokesman for Brittany Ferries, said a foot passenger of the same name boarded the 2345 GMT Barfleur ferry sailing from Poole to Cherbourg on Wednesday. |
| Dorset police had contacted them asking to conduct an examination of Barfleur when it returns, he said. | Dorset police had contacted them asking to conduct an examination of Barfleur when it returns, he said. |
| Huge impact | Huge impact |
| He added no one had reported seeing anyone fall off the ferry. | |
| Chief Constable Martin Baker, of Dorset Police, paid tribute to Insp Munro. | Chief Constable Martin Baker, of Dorset Police, paid tribute to Insp Munro. |
| "The whole of the force has been deeply shocked by today's news and our thoughts are very much with Neil's family at this time," he said. | "The whole of the force has been deeply shocked by today's news and our thoughts are very much with Neil's family at this time," he said. |
| "Neil had served with Dorset Police for 20 years. He had a huge impact on policing here in Bournemouth and across the force. | "Neil had served with Dorset Police for 20 years. He had a huge impact on policing here in Bournemouth and across the force. |
| "He had been section inspector in charge of north Bournemouth for the past two-and-a-half years and previously worked at Poole, Ferndown, Gravel Hill and in the air support unit at Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith." | "He had been section inspector in charge of north Bournemouth for the past two-and-a-half years and previously worked at Poole, Ferndown, Gravel Hill and in the air support unit at Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith." |