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Efforts are under way to identify the body of a man found in a stream by children on the outskirts of Glasgow. Police say they are not treating the death of a man whose body was discovered by children in a stream on the outskirts of Glasgow as suspicious.
It took officers several hours to remove the remains from the burn between Ettrick Drive and Grampian Way in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire. Efforts are under way to identify the man who was found between Ettrick Drive and Grampian Way in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, on Saturday.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said it appeared the body had been there for "some time". Officers are treating the death as unexplained. He is described as 5ft 2in, 40-60 years-old and of medium build.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said it appeared the body had been there for "some time".
The children alerted the police just before 1300 GMT after seeing the body.The children alerted the police just before 1300 GMT after seeing the body.
A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out to determine the cause of death. It took officers several hours to remove the remains from the burn and a post-mortem examination was carried out.
Det Insp David Halliday, from London Road CID, said inquiries were continuing into the exact circumstances of the death.
He said: "We are currently reviewing our missing person files and would appeal to anyone with information which could assist us in establishing the identity of this man to contact London Road Police Office."