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| Burned body found on golf course | Burned body found on golf course |
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| A badly burned body has been found on a golf course at Carnoustie in Angus. | A badly burned body has been found on a golf course at Carnoustie in Angus. |
| Greenkeepers discovered the man's body on the Buddon course at Carnoustie at about 0640 GMT. | Greenkeepers discovered the man's body on the Buddon course at Carnoustie at about 0640 GMT. |
| Tayside Police have cordoned off the area while detectives and scenes of crime officers attempt to establish the identity of the dead person. | Tayside Police have cordoned off the area while detectives and scenes of crime officers attempt to establish the identity of the dead person. |
| The Buddon course has been closed and the public has been asked to stay away, but the neighbouring Championship and Burnside courses have reopened. | The Buddon course has been closed and the public has been asked to stay away, but the neighbouring Championship and Burnside courses have reopened. |
| A police spokesman confirmed: "Tayside Police has cordoned off an area of the Buddon golf course at Carnoustie in Angus this morning following the discovery of a body on the course. | A police spokesman confirmed: "Tayside Police has cordoned off an area of the Buddon golf course at Carnoustie in Angus this morning following the discovery of a body on the course. |
| "Officers attended at the course shortly after 6.40am and found the body, which had been badly burned. It gives you a shiver up your spine, especially happening in Carnoustie Rhonda GallCarnoustie resident | |
| "At the same time as carrying out a meticulous examination of the scene, efforts are now under way to try and establish the identity of the deceased." | "At the same time as carrying out a meticulous examination of the scene, efforts are now under way to try and establish the identity of the deceased." |
| Vivienne Scott, who works at the nearby Carnoustie Golf Club, said: "It's pretty horrific. People come from all over the world to play on the Carnoustie golf course. | |
| "That [the Buddon course] was one of the courses that the locals play rather than people coming to play the championship. | |
| "Carnoustie's not like that. It's not a violent place at all. We don't get anything like that. | |
| "We never expect it to happen in Carnoustie, never." | |
| Police appeal | |
| Rhonda Gall, who works in Simpsons Golf Shop, said: "I was coming in to work this morning and the Burnside was closed off and there were police standing there. | |
| "Then I heard through the grapevine that there was a body. | |
| "It was a bit spooky. It gives you a shiver up your spine, especially happening in Carnoustie." | |
| Anyone who was in the area on Wednesday morning and may have seen anything that could assist officers should contact Tayside Police. | Anyone who was in the area on Wednesday morning and may have seen anything that could assist officers should contact Tayside Police. |
| The Buddon course is one of three situated on the Carnoustie Golf Links, including the famous Carnoustie Championship course which hosted the Open Championship last year. | The Buddon course is one of three situated on the Carnoustie Golf Links, including the famous Carnoustie Championship course which hosted the Open Championship last year. |
| The par-66 course opened in 1979, and was designed by BBC golf commentator Peter Allis. | The par-66 course opened in 1979, and was designed by BBC golf commentator Peter Allis. |