Mystery as body of man is pulled from canal

The body of an unidentified man has been pulled from a canal after members of the public found him and called the police.

The Met Police and emergency services worked to pull the body from Regent's Canal in Chalk Farm, which is near to London Zoo.

They arrived at the river, north of Central London, at 10am today.

Cops said they are not currently treating the death as suspicious, but they don't yet know who he is.

A spokesperson told The Sun: 'Police were called at approximately 10:00hrs on Sunday, 15 December to reports of a body of a man found in Regent's Canal in Chalk Farm.

'Enquiries to establish the identity of the man are ongoing.

'At this early stage the incident is not being treated as suspicious.'