Police confirm man pronounced dead near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Police have confirmed that a man was pronounced dead at the scene of an incident in the Froncysyllte area of Wrexham yesterday.
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The emergency services rushed to the area at 10.40am after receiving report of a body in the water.
A spokesperson for 's Wrexham Rural team said: "Shortly before 10.40am yesterday, Thursday, August 22, we were called to a report of a body in the water in an area of Wrexham."
The roads surrounding the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct had been closed and the police had asked people to avoid the area.
The spokesperson added: "Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust.
"The body of a man was located and, sadly, he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
"Formal identification is yet to take place.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious, and the coroner has been informed."
A police spokesperson added this afternoon that the body of a man who was located in the water in the Froncysyllte area of Wrexham has now been identified.
"His family have been made aware and are being supported by officers," they add.
