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| Leeds father and son found dead in Huddersfield canal | Leeds father and son found dead in Huddersfield canal |
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| Police divers have found the bodies of a father and son who went missing while magnet fishing. | Police divers have found the bodies of a father and son who went missing while magnet fishing. |
| The men are believed to have been trawling the bottom of a canal with a magnet to find metal objects in the water when they died. | |
| West Yorkshire Police said their bodies were recovered on Saturday night after an extensive search in the Cooper Bridge area of Huddersfield. | West Yorkshire Police said their bodies were recovered on Saturday night after an extensive search in the Cooper Bridge area of Huddersfield. |
| The force said it was not treating the deaths as suspicious. | The force said it was not treating the deaths as suspicious. |
| A police spokesman said the alarm was raised by a passer-by who noticed personal belongings, including clothing, a mobile phone, a camera and car keys, were on the waterside for almost an hour. | A police spokesman said the alarm was raised by a passer-by who noticed personal belongings, including clothing, a mobile phone, a camera and car keys, were on the waterside for almost an hour. |
| He said officers traced a car parked nearby to the Pudsey area of Leeds, where a woman confirmed that her 43-year-old husband and his 19-year-old son had gone out magnet fishing early in the morning. | He said officers traced a car parked nearby to the Pudsey area of Leeds, where a woman confirmed that her 43-year-old husband and his 19-year-old son had gone out magnet fishing early in the morning. |
| The spokesman said an extensive search was carried out in the area but there was no trace of the two men and police divers were called in. | The spokesman said an extensive search was carried out in the area but there was no trace of the two men and police divers were called in. |
| The bodies of the men were found just before 19:30 BST. | The bodies of the men were found just before 19:30 BST. |
| "The family are aware and inquiries are ongoing into how they ended up in the water," he said. | "The family are aware and inquiries are ongoing into how they ended up in the water," he said. |
| Fisherman Stephen Hydes said he saw belongings, including two jackets on the side of the water on what was the first day of the fishing season. | |
| He said there was a length of rope tied to the lock, which went up on the bank. | |
| Another man who was bird watching nearby raised the alarm, Mr Hydes added. |