THE BODY of a man has been recovered from the coastguard in the English Channel.

Sussex Police confirmed the body was discovered after being found by a passing vessel yesterday evening (September 11).

The man is believed to be in his thirties or forties and thought to have been in the water for several weeks.

A police spokesman said: “Police enquiries are under way and the body is believed to be that of a man possibly in his thirties or forties who had been in the water for several weeks. 

“There are currently no suspicious circumstances and a postmortem will be arranged.

“There is currently no evidence to suggest that this is linked to migrant crossings.”

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