Parts of Leeds sealed off after body found in canal
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POLICE sealed off part of inner-city west Leeds today after a a body was found in the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
The body was spotted by a member of the public in the canal near the railway viaduct in Kirkstall.
Police were contacted at about 6 am.
Police said the body was that of a man and that at the moment there are no suspicious circumstances.
Lists of missing persons are being checked.
Further details are expected later today.