Police investigate canal body find
Police were today trying to piece together the final movements of a man whose body was found floating in the Shropshire Union Canal just yards from his car, which had collided with a telegraph pole. Police were today trying to piece together the final movements of a man whose body was found floating in the Shropshire Union Canal just yards from his car, which had collided with a telegraph pole. The body of the 60-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was spotted in the water just north of Whitchurch by a passer-by on Friday morning. The man's car was discovered on the A49 at Quoisley Bridge.
Police were today trying to piece together the final movements of a man whose body was found floating in the Shropshire Union Canal just yards from his car, which had collided with a telegraph pole.
The body of the 60-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was spotted in the water just north of Whitchurch by a passer-by on Friday morning.
The man's car was discovered on the A49 at Quoisley Bridge.
His body was found in the water between the bridge and Willeymoor Lock.
In a statement, Cheshire Police today said officers discovered the man's vehicle, an N-registered Ford Fiesta, on the A49 adjacent to the Shropshire Union Canal.
Constable David Alexander, who is investigating the death, said: "It is possible that the collision could have taken place any time from 10pm on June 2 and the following morning.
"We would stress we are not treating the death as suspicious, we are trying to establish the circumstances that led up to his death."
Witnesses can call the police on 0845 4580000.
