Man's death confirmed after body found in canal

A road sign for Huddersfield Road in Brighouse at the side of the road against a brick wall with fields and trees behindImage source, Google
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Police said they were called to the canal off Huddersfield Road in Brighouse on Saturday

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A man has died after a body was found in a West Yorkshire canal on Saturday.

Police were called to Huddersfield Road in Brighouse at 13:36 BST on Saturday, following reports of a man in the water.

Officers said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The force said inquiries are ongoing, but it was not treating the death as suspicious.

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