THE body of a man has this morning been found in Sudbury’s water meadows.

A member of the public reported finding the man, who had hanged himself, at 5.50am at a tree off Croft Road in Sudbury.

Efforts by the ambulance service to revive the man were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s next of kin have been informed.

Police say the death is not suspicious and the case has been referred to the office of the Greater Suffolk Coroner.

The man’s identity has not yet been released.