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Body found in London canal | Body found in London canal |
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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 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 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. |