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A body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s, has been found in a canal in north London.A body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s, has been found in a canal in north London.
The body was discovered at around 10.30am by a person in one of several houseboats moored near Battlebridge basin, close to Tiber Gardens in Islington, who called the police.The body was discovered at around 10.30am by a person in one of several houseboats moored near Battlebridge basin, close to Tiber Gardens in Islington, who called the police.
The death was being treated as suspicious, the Metropolitan police said in a statement. The Metropolitan police initially said the death was being treated as suspicious, but later declared it as “non-suspicious but unexplained”.
About a dozen police officers and an ambulance crew were at the normally busy scene, overlooked by flats and offices.About a dozen police officers and an ambulance crew were at the normally busy scene, overlooked by flats and offices.
Police tape blocked the canal section between York Way and Caledonian Road. A plastic tent had been set up beside a houseboat and two emergency service personnel in an inflatable dinghy were also on the scene. Police cordoned off the canal section between York Way and Caledonian Road. A plastic tent was set up beside a houseboat and two emergency service personnel in an inflatable dinghy were also on the scene.
A woman on a neighbouring houseboat said the body had been found under a vessel.A woman on a neighbouring houseboat said the body had been found under a vessel.
The body of a man found in the same area of Regent’s canal in September was later identified as the Italian national Sebastiano Magnanini.The body of a man found in the same area of Regent’s canal in September was later identified as the Italian national Sebastiano Magnanini.