A 79-year-old man who was found dead at his home in Heelvoetsluis had probably been dead for three months, news agency ANP says on Wednesday.

Neighbours called in the police because they had not seen the man for some time. He was reclusive and had no family, ANP says.

The man died of natural causes, according to the police.

In February, an elderly man was found in his home a year after he died. Last November, the body of a woman was found in a Rotterdam flat. She had been dead for 10 years without anyone noticing.