Man found dead in bog

A man has been found dead in a bog in Crawley.
Emergency services were called to the man last Thursday (April 6)Emergency services were called to the man last Thursday (April 6)
Emergency services were called to the man last Thursday (April 6)

Emergency services were called to a report of a man who was not breathing who had fallen into a bog in Balcombe Road, Maidenbower, last Thursday (April 6), police said.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Sadly the 37-year-old man died at the scene.

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“A 30-year-old man who was with the deceased was also rescued from the bog and then arrested on suspicion of supply a class A drug. He remains in custody.

“Investigations are continuing.”

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