THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DROWNINGS in canals yesterday.
An unidentified woman was discovered in the Peak Forest Canal near the aqueduct, with the police taping-off the area and the body removed by the emergency services.
The police are attempting to establish the woman's identity and the circumstances surrounding her death.
The canal footpath has been taped off with public access restricted.
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
A man's body was discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Hollins Bank in Blackburn.
Emergency services attended after being alerted and found the body of a man in the water. Enquiries are ongoing to formally identify the man and ascertain how he died.
His death is currently being treated as unexplained.