Kids make horror discovery at popular UK beach as body of mystery man with gold tooth found

A antheral "with a golden tooth" was recovered dormant astatine Eastney East Battery connected Southsea Esplanade adjacent Portsmouth connected Boxing Day and helium has inactive not been identified by the police

Mystery surrounds the assemblage of a antheral “with a golden tooth” who was recovered by children astatine a fashionable UK seaside resort.

An entreaty has been launched by constabulary aft the assemblage was discovered astatine Eastney East Battery connected Southsea Esplanade adjacent Portsmouth astatine astir 6.30pm connected Boxing Day. Attempts are being made to place the antheral who Hampshire Police said had a golden bony and was besides carrying an “older benignant video camera” arsenic good arsenic an inhaler.

But presently the force is not treating the decease arsenic suspicious. A statement of the antheral describes him arsenic achromatic and of an chartless age. A constabulary connection read: “He was wearing bluish Levi jeans, a pinkish woollen scarf, a bluish zip Regatta fleece with a Balfour Beatty South East Territory logo, a achromatic and bluish striped garment with a British Rail treble arrow logo connected the pouch and achromatic Adidas trainers.”

It is understood that nary advancement has been made successful identifying the antheral since the archetypal entreaty was fixed out. A constabulary spokesperson said astatine the time: “Officers are appealing for accusation to assistance place a antheral whose assemblage was recovered successful Portsmouth connected Boxing Day.

"Police were called astatine 6.30pm connected Thursday, 26 December, to a study of the assemblage of a antheral being recovered astatine Eastney East Battery, Southsea Esplanade. Officers attended to analyse the country and to let for the assemblage to beryllium recovered.

"The decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious and enquiries are underway to place the man. As portion of these enquiries we are appealing to the assemblage who whitethorn beryllium capable to assistance america place the man.”

It added: “If you recognise the statement of this man, oregon deliberation you mightiness cognize who helium is, delight interaction america arsenic soon arsenic imaginable connected 101 quoting notation 44240560403.”

People person taken to societal media to explicit their sorrow implicit the incident. One idiosyncratic wrote connected Facebook : “How atrocious and precise sad,” and different said: “Heartbreaking my thoughts are with u all.” The Mirror has contacted Hampshire Police for comment.