THE body of a man was found on the beach at Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Emergency services were alerted at half past midnight and police attended, along with the ambulance service.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and the man's family has been informed.

The coroner has been notified and an inquest will be held at a date to be fixed.