Company boss is found dead in canal
A company boss has been found dead in a canal close to the Shropshire border
The body of 51-year-old Pauraic Sweeney was recovered from the Shropshire Union Canal at Gnosall on Tuesday morning.
Mr Sweeney, of Orslow, Newport, who was joint managing director of Forkers in West Bromwich, had been at work as normal on Monday at the engineering company's base.
His body was found in the water at 7.30am the next day.
Staffordshire Police say his death was not being treated as suspicious.
Paying tribute to Mr Sweeney, Forkers chief executive Bob Thomas said: "He had been at the company for 29 years, joining as a senior buyer and working his way up to the position of joint managing director. He will be sorely missed."
Mr Sweeney is believed to have had a partner but no children.
A report is being prepared for the coroner and an inquest will be held in due course, say police.
