Police seek help to identify body found in river

The man's body was found in the River Stort in Bishop's Stortford by a member of the public

Police are seeking information after a man's body was found in a river.

A pair of young canoeists called Hertfordshire Police after finding the body in the River Stort in Bishop's Stortford at about 11:45 GMT on 23 March.

Officers have been unable to identify the man, who was in his 20s.

"This is a very sad case because we still do not know who this man is, or what his story was," said Det Sgt Thomas Nash.

Hertfordshire Police has released a photo of the type of hoodie the man was wearing

"We believe his body may have been in the undergrowth for a considerable period of time and our main priority is to trace this man's family so they can lay him to rest."

The death is being treated as non-suspicious but unexplained.

Police described the man as being of medium build, with facial hair and about 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall.

He was wearing a black Adidas hoodie, dark grey Nike Air tracksuit bottoms and black Adidas trainers.

Anyone with information has been urged to contact Hertfordshire Police.