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Body encased in ice found on fell | Body encased in ice found on fell |
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Mystery surrounds the discovery of an ice-covered body in the Lake District. | Mystery surrounds the discovery of an ice-covered body in the Lake District. |
A rescuer said rain water had filled a hollow around the man and frozen leaving parts of his body and his face encased under two inches of ice. | A rescuer said rain water had filled a hollow around the man and frozen leaving parts of his body and his face encased under two inches of ice. |
It is not known how long the man had been there, how he died or his identity. But the death is not being treated as suspicious. | It is not known how long the man had been there, how he died or his identity. But the death is not being treated as suspicious. |
A local farmer found the body on the side of a fell at Black Hall, near Broughton-in-Furness, on Thursday. | |
Pete Jackson from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue said: "He was covered in ice but had no visible injuries, it was very unusual. | Pete Jackson from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue said: "He was covered in ice but had no visible injuries, it was very unusual. |
"His face was submerged under the ice but it is unsure whether this caused him to drown or whether he fell and died before the ice froze." | "His face was submerged under the ice but it is unsure whether this caused him to drown or whether he fell and died before the ice froze." |