Hoy death ‘not believed to be suspicious’

The death of a man in Hoy this week is not believed to be suspicious, Police Scotland has said.

It was around 3.47pm on Tuesday, July 7, that the force received a report about the death of a man on the B9047, which is the road between Lyness and Hoy.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Emergency services attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The death is not believed to be suspicious.”