A MAN'S body has been found near a block of flats in Ocean Village.
Police swooped to the scene at Channel Way in Southampton before 7am this morning after the man's body was found on the pavement.
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Officers line the area and several police cars and a van are parked along the road.
A police cordon remains in place at this time.
Officers are currently at the scene carrying out enquiries
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