Body Recovered from River Leam

[margaret]

The man's body was found in the river at Jephson Gardens at about 6.25am. Friday, May 15th.

Officers and the fire service attended and recovered the body of a man from the river.

The cause of death is not yet known but the death is currently being treated as suspicious.


Formal identification is yet to take place.

[rebbonk]

Bodies that have been in water are often not a pretty sight. I remember one (a child's) being pulled from the river near where I grew up. It took a long time for the lady who discovered it to recover.

Sad to hear of this one.

[margaret]

Very sad indeed, Rebbonk.

[Lex]

The police are treating the situation as being suspicious.

[AMP]

Updates from the Leamington Courier say the police believe that they have identified the man was a 65 year old from Leamington Spa.