Tragedy as man's body found in Leeds canal on New Year's Day - West Yorkshire Police say death 'unexplained'
By Charles Gray
Published 1st Jan 2025, 16:14 GMT
A man’s body has been recovered from the canal in Leeds in what police are describing as an “unexplained” death.
At 12pm today (1 January) officers from West Yorkshire Police were called to Neville Street at Granary Wharf in Leeds to reports a body had been seen in the canal.
A spokesperson said: “Emergency services attended and located the body of an adult man in his 30s in the canal, sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Initial enquiries into the incident are ongoing and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.”
Anyone who witnessed the man enter the water or who can assist police enquiries is asked to contact Leeds CID on 101 or use the live chat facility online quoting log 935 of 1 January