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Body found in search for missing Shropshire man Andrew Green

Police involved in the search for missing Shropshire man Andrew Green have found a body near to where he went missing.

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Andrew Green went missing from Yew Tree Farm in Chorley

Officers were alerted to the discovery in a wooded area near to Billingsley at about 7.40am on Friday by a member of the public.

West Mercia Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious.

Mr Green was last seen in June last year near his home at Yew Tree Farm in Chorley, near Bridgnorth.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "A man’s body was discovered in a wooded area near to Billingsley, Shropshire at approximately 07.40am on Friday by a member of the public.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious. We are currently working to identify the man.

"We are following a number of lines of enquiry including looking at people who have been reported missing in the surrounding area.

"We can't speculate further until formal ID has taken place."

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