Victor Harbor house fire leads to discover of man dead in backyard shed

Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a man’s body was found in the backyard of a Victor Harbor property.

A man has been found dead in a backyard shed after a house fire at Victor Harbor south of Adelaide on Saturday morning.

Emergency services were called to Somers Rd just before 3am after reports of a house fire.

Fire crews arrived to find the home completely engulfed in flames, but managed to quickly extinguish the blaze.

Following a search of the property, patrols found a man deceased in the back shed.

Police said his death was deemed not suspicious as was not linked to the fire. They will prepare a report for the coroner.

Fire technicians attended the scene to determine the cause of the fire, which was also not considered to be suspicious.