A BODY has been pulled from a Scots canal as cops and forensics locked down the part of water.
The grotesque discovery was made on the Union Canal in Linlithgow, West Lothian, simply after 9:30am on Tuesday.
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Emergency providers rushed to the scene close to Manse Highway within the city and threw up cordons as an investigation acquired underway.
It is understood detectives are on the scene together with forensic officers.
One native, who declined to be named, stated: “I used to be on evening shift final evening and went to go for my every day stroll with the canine alongside the canal.
“We couldn’t get alongside because it was closed by the police. There was police tape up and the officer simply informed me that the world was closed as a result of an incident.
“I noticed about three or 4 law enforcement officials in fits and one in all them was in a white swimsuit.
“It was solely half an hour later that I learn on social media {that a} physique had been discovered.”
Enquiries into the dying are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Officers are in attendance at Strawberry Financial institution, Linlithgow following the invention of a physique throughout the water.
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“Police had been referred to as round 9.30am on Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 and enquiries are ongoing.”
