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BODY IN CANAL

Mystery as man’s body is pulled from canal near popular park after being found by horrified member of the public

Cops said they are trying to identify the man

A MAN'S body has been pulled from a canal near to a popular park today.

Police and emergency services recovered the body from Regent's Canal in Chalk Farm, near to London Zoo.

Police and emergency services recover a man's body from the Regent's Canal near to London Zoo today
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Police and emergency services recover a man's body from the Regent's Canal near to London Zoo todayCredit: SelwynPics
The Met aren't treating the death as suspicious
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The Met aren't treating the death as suspiciousCredit: SelwynPics

Cops attended the stretch of water just north of central London at around 10am.

The force said they are trying to find out who the man is and aren't treating the death as suspicious.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police were called at approximately 10:00hrs on Sunday, 15 December to reports of a body of a man found in Regent's Canal in Chalk Farm.

"Enquiries to establish the identity of the man are ongoing.

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"At this early stage the incident is not being treated as suspicious."

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