The identity of a body discovered in the river near Mirfield remains a mystery.
The grim find was made in the River Calder between Mirfield and Cooper Bridge by a member of the public on Good Friday afternoon but police have released few details.
It was the third person to die in the waterways in the Huddersfield and Kirklees area in less than two weeks.
Another body was also found close to the canal in Ravensthorpe .
Nick Lavigueur reports
Police sealed off a large area after the grim find was made on Friday but as yet have still to release any more details about the victim or the circumstances.
A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said this weekend: “We are still waiting on an identification but due to the Easter holiday bank weekend we are unlikely to have an answer before the return of the working week.”
Police would not confirm if there were any suspicious circumstances nor whether they knew the sex of the body.
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The Good Friday inquiry came just 48 hours after police were called to the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, following reports a 77-year-old man had fallen into the water. The man was rescued from the water but sadly died in hospital later the same day.
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The body of a 19-year-old man was recovered from Huddersfield Broad Canal on Vine Street near Leeds Road on March 17. He was later named by police as Hamza Amer from Batley.
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Just three days earlier, a man’s body was discovered in a wooded area by the canal in Ravensthorpe.
Police revealed the body had been in the area “for some time” and have yet to identify the victim.
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They have released pictures of his clothes, including cargo shorts and a teeshirt.
There is speculation that the body may be that of missing Bridlington man Damion Vernon, 32, who has been missing since December 2014, but polcie have so far been unable to confirm his identity.
