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A pensioner’s body has been pulled out of a canal near Stonebridge.
Officers from the Marine Police Unit and the London Ambulance Service were called to reports of a body in a canal near the Stonebridge Estate at 9.50am yesterday,
The body of a man, believed to be in his 60s, was recovered from the river, police said.
His death is currently being treated as “unexplained”.
A spokesman for the Met said: “At this stage, his death is being treated as unexplained.
His next of kin have been informed.
“No arrests have been made.
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