The death of a man whose body was found below Sun Pier in Chatham is no longer being treated as suspicious.

The 46-year-old was found in the mud on August 3, sparking a police investigation.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder the same night but released the next day without charge.

Police later said the death was being treated as “unexplained” when a post-mortem examination was inconclusive.

But today the force has confirmed it is no longer treating the death as suspicious and a report is now being prepared for the coroner.

The man, whose identity has not been released by police, was found after a 999 call just before 9pm when someone spotted the body below the pier near Staples car park in Medway Street.

Witnesses described seeing the emergency services pulling a body from the water using a cradle.

Police and a coastguard team remained at the scene until the early hours of the following day.