Body of man found in Ripon Canal by member of public as search for next of kin underway
The body of a man was discovered in Ripon Canal on Sunday morning.
Officers were called to Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, at 08.41am on Sunday, September 13 following a report from a member of the public who had discovered a body in the Ripon Canal.
Emergency services attended immediately and found the body of a man in his 60s in the water, North Yorkshire Police said.
A scene was established while enquiries were carried out.
At this stage, there is nothing to suggest any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, police said.
A file will now be prepared for the coroner.
Urgent enquiries are currently ongoing to identify and locate the man's next of kin, who police believe may not be in North Yorkshire.
Boroughbridge Road was closed for most of the morning while emergency services and investigators carried out their work.
It has since reopened.