BREAKING: Body discovered in water in Peterborough

A body has been discovered at Orton Mere in Peterborough.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Aug 2016, 16:15 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2016, 17:26 BST

Police at the scene. Pic supplied by reader

Emergency services are currently at the scene of the incident.

A police spokesman said: “We were called to Orton Mere at about 11.30am today following reports of a body being discovered.

“Officers are in the process of recovering the body.

“It is believed to be the body of a man.”

The spokesman said there was currently no more information about the identity of the man, or the circumstances of how the body came to be in the water.

Peterborough Emergency services