THE body of a man has been found under a canal bridge in Chorley.


Police said they were alerted at 6.30am today, (Friday), after the body was found by a person walking along the Leeds Liverpool canal near to a bridge at Cowling Brow

 

The dead man was found on the tow path underneath the bridge.

 

Officers said that investigations are continuing into the circumstances of the death.

 

No details of the man’s age or identity have yet been released as investigations are at an early stage.