Body of man found in Fenland river near Peterborough

The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene

The body of a man has been found in a Fenland river near Peterborough.

Police were called at around 6.30pm yesterday (July 9) to reports of a body in the river at Glassmoor Bank in Pondersbridge.

Sadly, a man in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene.

Glassmoor Bank was closed whilst emergency services attended.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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