Police close road after body found in Wakefield

A body was found in Wakefield this afternoon, it has been confirmed.
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Police were called at around 2.30pm today (Saturday, February 8) to reports that a body had been found.

It is unclear exactly where the body was found, but officers have closed off a section of the Aire and Calder Navigation close to the River Calder and the Kings Road Lock.

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Eyewitnesses said they had seen fire engines, ambulances and the air ambulance in attendance earlier this afternoon.

A body was found in Wakefield this afternoon, it has been confirmed.A body was found in Wakefield this afternoon, it has been confirmed.
A body was found in Wakefield this afternoon, it has been confirmed.

A number of emergency vehicles remain on scene, and several paths have been blocked with police tape.

Vehicles are restricted from accessing parts of Foxholes Lane.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the death was not believed to be suspicious.