An elderly man whose body was found in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Bramley has now been identified.
Information was received last night which established that the man, who was found in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near to Bramley Fall Woods on Sunday, January 15, was 86-year-old Peter James Stewart, from Leeds.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “The incident has been the subject of a number of public appeals, and we are grateful to everyone who assisted in sharing the appeals and who contacted us with information.”
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There were no suspicious circumstances in relation to his death and the Coronial process will continue.