Police confirmed this week that a man’s body had been found on Berrow Beach, near Burnham-On-Sea, at the weekend.
The unpleasant discovery was made on Saturday morning by a dog walker who immediately contacted police.
A Burnham police spokesman confirmed to Burnham-On-Sea.com that officers were now trying to identify the person by using missing persons files from Wales and Somerset.
The spokesman added that there was no indication that the death should be treated as suspicious.