A murder enquiry launched following the death of a man in Newquay has been scaled down to a major crime investigation.
In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Following an assessment of the circumstances, this is now not a murder enquiry.
"The investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the male will continue and will be conducted by officers from our Major Crime Team."
Police were called to the scene outside Sailors nightclub on Fore Street in Newquay at 3am on Saturday.
A 49-year-old man was found unconscious and not breathing. Police and staff from the club attempted to resuscitate the man until ambulance crews arrived.
He was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The man has not been officially identified, but social media websites have named him as Mick Kearns, a keen angler from Birmingham who owned a caravan at White Acres holiday park near Newquay.
It is understood that Mr Kearns was celebrating the end of the popular Milo Fishing Festival, which is held at the holiday park.
A police spokesman said four people arrested on Saturday had been interviewed and released on police bail until July. CCTV footage of the area is being examined by police who have also issued a further appeal for witnesses.
""Police are continuing with their investigations in particular reviewing CCTV of the area, interviewing witnesses and contacting all persons who were in the nightclub at the time of the incident," said the spokesman. "The police have received assistance in their enquiries from both the Sailors nightclub and the local Newquay community following this tragic incident."
