Murder arrests after body found in river

Emergency services were called to the River Don in Mexborough on Thursday morning

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of an 82-year-old man in Doncaster.

Emergency services were called to Mexborough just after 07:30 BST on Thursday, following reports a body had been found in the River Don.

Ambulance crews attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, South Yorkshire Police said.

Two men, aged 30 and 32, remained in custody as investigations continued, according to a force spokesperson.

Police confirmed later on Thursday they were treating the man's death as murder

A cordon stretching about half a mile along the river was expected to remain in place overnight, they added.

Det Ch Insp Tom Woodward said: "We are now treating this investigation into this man’s death as a murder investigation.

“Although we are in the very early stages, we have a team of detectives working hard to try and establish the circumstances around what happened earlier this morning."

Anyone with information about what happened was urged to contact police.

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