Live updates as police called to major incident in Harlow
A witness said a tent has been put up and a cordon put in place
Alasdair HooperAssistant Content Editor
Three police cars and two ambulance vans are at the scene
A police cordon has been put up following a serious incident in Harlow.
Witnesses say they saw police cars and ambulances on Church End at around 11am this morning (February 10).
Three police cars and two ambulances are currently at the scene.
One passerby also said a tent has been put up inside the cordon.
The witness, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "My partner said it is all cordoned off at the back of Church End and a tent has been put up.
"The wooded area at the back of Church End, the part that backs on to the main road of Katherine's Way is taped off too."
A dog unit van is also reportedly at the scene.
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Police confirm man's body found 14:12
Police confirm man's body found
Police were called to the Church End area of Harlow at around 10.30am today (Saturday, February 10).
They found a man dead at the scene.
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14:09 Hannah Kane
Photos show police cordon at scene of major incident
Pond used as a "shortcut", says resident
An anonymous resident said:
I'm not long back and I got on the internet to try and find out.
There's a path through there and you can walk round the pond and go all the way through to the main road at the back.
People always use it as a shortcut."
Neighbour says police arrived at around 11.30am
Neighbour says 'body was found in the pond'
The resident, who didn't want to be named, said: "I heard they discovered a body in the pond. It's all woodland round there with a pond in the middle of it."
The wooded area, which has a pond in it, has been cordoned off
White tent in wooded area
A white tent has been erected in the wooded area
Officers have sealed off a wooded area
Our reporter is in Church End
One witness reported seeing a dog unit
Police are at the scene
'There's a white tent up'
Another witness, who didn't want to be named, said: "There were lots of police, forensics and a white tent up. I saw it from the main road."
Witness says police cordon is still there
She said: "A house is still taped off. One forensics still on site and other forensic is back on the scene."
Three police cars are still at the scene
Our reporter is heading to the scene
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