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Police need help identifying man found dead in water at Caen Hill Locks

byDaniel Jae Webb
1 November 2021 • 2.36pm
Police need help identifying man found dead in water at Caen Hill Locks
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Police are urgently appealing for information following the discovery of a body in the Kennet & Avon Canal in Devizes on Saturday.

Officers were called shortly before 9am after the body was found by a member of the public close to the Caen Hill Locks, with the death being treated as unexplained.

The force is appealing to the public to help identify the man so we can inform his next of kin.

He is described as a white man, aged between 60 and 70 years old, of slim build, approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall.

He has a medium length, full white beard, with receding white hair with dark strands running through it.

He was wearing rectangular rimmed glasses, with black arms, one of which had black colour tape around it.

He was wearing a navy-blue Spray Way waterproof coat, black trousers with holes in them and black, lace-up shoes.

Police are also appealing for anyone who may have seen this man on the morning of his body being discovered or the evening before and ask that anyone in the local area check their CCTV or doorbell cameras to understand his whereabouts in the lead up to his death.

Anyone who can help is asked to call 101 as a matter of urgency, quoting reference number 54210105897.


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