The Moorings Wakefield: Police investigate after body found in water at River Calder

Police are investigating after a body was found in the water at the moorings in Wakefield.

Police received reports of a body in the water at The Moorings, off Doncaster Road, Wakefield, at 2.41pm this afternoon (Monday, June 24).

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Emergency services have attended and the body has been recovered from the water.

“Enquiries to establish identity and cause of death are currently ongoing and at an early stage.”

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