Man’s body pulled from canal in front of horrified sunbathers in East London as cops say death ‘unexplained’
THE body of a man has been pulled from a canal in front of horrified sunbathers.
Cops rushed to the scene in Hackney, East London, this morning after a member of the public reported a body in the water.
Detectives confirmed that they recovered the man from the canal by Lea Bridge Road at 12.45pm.
Footage from the scene shows officers in a police boat bringing the body back to shore.
An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told The Sun Online: “It looked like they were trying to pull something off him.
“I only saw his lower body but it looked like he could have been in his 30s or 40s.”
The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that the death was considered “unexpected” but “not suspicious”.
They are now working to inform the man’s family.
A spokesperson for the force said: “At 10:40am on Sunday, 11 June police were called to Lea Bridge Road, E5 by a member of the public who had seen what they believed to be a body in the canal.
“Officers, including the police marine unit, responded and carried out a search of the water.
“At 12:54hrs, the body of a man was found and recovered from the water.
“His death is being treated as unexpected but initial enquiries suggest the circumstances are not suspicious.”
Local police tweeted that the pathways and bridge surrounding the area had been closed and would be reopened as soon as possible.