A young person attending the Youth Zone at Neston Community & Youth Centre discovered the body of a man near Station Road on Wednesday evening. Police attended the scene immediately, and the road was closed for some time while enquiries took place.
A spokesman said: "At around 5.50pm yesterday Cheshire Police were informed of the discovery of a deceased male in parkland off Station Road, Neston.
"The male has been formally identified and is a fifty one year old local man. There are no suspicious circumstances and HM Coroner has been informed. "
Although not officially confirmed by the Police, it is believed that the deceased is a man who went missing from his home in Little Sutton over the weekend, and who was last seen in the Parkgate area in the early hours of Sunday morning