Man's body found in Ilfracombe harbour

Thursday 20 September 2012 11:21 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

An investigation has been launched after a man's body was pulled from a harbour.

The alarm was raised today at around 9.30am after a pleasure boat passing through north Devon spotted a body floating in the water near Ilfracombe harbour.

Swansea coastguard were called and the body was recovered.

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said it was a man's body, but that identification had not yet taken place.

He said it was believed the body was not badly decomposed, indicating that it might not have been in the water for long.

He added: "Investigations have started to establish why the body was in the water."

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Man's body found in Ilfracombe harbour

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering