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Bristol Post
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Emma Grimshaw & Rom Preston-Ellis

Man and woman found dead in West Country village by member of the public

Two bodies have been found by a member of the public at a property in a South West village. Wiltshire Police confirmed that officers and paramedics from South Western Ambulance Service were called to Bulford after a woman in her eighties and a man in his fifties were found on Monday (April 3).

Emergency services were called to the scene at 7.25pm. A cordon was put in place on Salisbury Road but has since been lifted.

The incident is being treated as non-suspicious, Wiltshire Live reports.

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A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: "We attended an address in Salisbury Road, Bulford, in support of our South Western Ambulance Service colleagues following the discovery of two bodies inside a property.

"We were contacted by the service at around 7.25pm after the bodies of a woman in her eighties and a man in his fifties were found by a member of the public.

"Detectives are investigating the circumstances, however their deaths are currently being treated as non-suspicious. A cordon was put in place to allow enquiries to take place and has since been lifted."

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