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Village canal death 'suspicious' Village canal death 'suspicious'
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The death of a person whose body was found in a canal is being treated as suspicious, police have said. The death of a man whose body was found in a canal is being treated as suspicious, police have said.
Officers said they could not confirm whether the body found in the village of Burn, near Selby in North Yorkshire, was that of a man or a woman. The body was spotted by a member of the public in the village of Burn, near Selby in North Yorkshire, at about 1245 GMT on Friday.
The body was spotted by a member of the public near Burn Bridge at about 1245 GMT on Friday.
A police spokeswoman said the body had been removed from the canal but investigations were at an early stage.A police spokeswoman said the body had been removed from the canal but investigations were at an early stage.
An area of the canal footpath, near Burn Bridge, remains cordoned off and officers are guarding the scene.