The body of an unidentified male was found along a section of the Washington Boulevard yesterday, THE STAR has learnt.

According to the police's Corporate Communications Unit, the body, believed to be in its 70s, is of a brown complexion, slim build and about 5 feet 3 inches long. It was found by residents who stumbled upon it at approximately 5:50 a.m.

The police were subsequently summoned to the scene. The scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue, pending a post-mortem report.

Detectives attached to the Half-Way Tree Police Station continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.

-B.B