POLICE were called to Lock 43 in the Kennet and Avon Canal, Devizes, just before 8am following a report that the body of an elderly man had been found in the water.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "A section of the towpath has been closed while paramedics and police officers attend the scene.

"Officers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances at this time.

"Formal identification has not yet been completed and officers are in the process of contacting the next of kin."