Police treat death of man in floodwater as 'unexplained'
Officers are currently waiting for the results of a post-mortem
Avon and Somerset Police are currently treating the death of a man near Langport, whose body was recovered in floodwater over the weekend, as 'unexplained'.
Officers were called out on Saturday morning by witnesses.
A statement from the force said: “Police were called at about 10.10am on Saturday 06 January by witnesses who reported sighting the body from a boat.
“Police and fire crews attended and recovered the deceased, a man in his sixties from Langport. His family have been contacted and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
“The death is currently being treated as unexplained pending the outcome of forensic tests following a post-mortem examination.
“Officers are making enquiries on behalf of the coroner and anyone with information which could help to establish what happened is asked to call 101 and give the reference 5224004680.”