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Ryan Carroll

Body discovered in Glasgow canal as emergency services rush to scene

A body has been discovered in a Glasgow canal.

Emergency services raced to the Speirs Wharf area, near Port Dundas, after the alarm was raised at around 7.25 pm on Monday.

Officers were responding to the report of a body in the water.

The identity of the person found has not yet been confirmed.

There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

One worried local said: "There is an ongoing police incident at the canal at Speirs Wharf. A lot of police are in attendance."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.25 pm on Monday, 27 March 2023, the body of a man was recovered from the Forth and Clyde Canal, Speirs Wharf, Glasgow.

"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

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