An 80-year-old man was found dead in a car park at the weekend.
A member of the public found the man at Yeathouse Road, Frizington, yesterday morning.
Police were called by the North West Ambulance Service just after 8.20am and attended the scene.
The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at 8.30am.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said the death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.
He added that the coroner has been informed and a file is being prepared.
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