A BODY has been recovered from a canal in Chester, police have confirmed.

A spokesman said: "Officers were called to Greenfield Lock, in Great Boughton, at 9.54am this morning (Tuesday June 18) after a report of a body in the canal.

"The North West Underwater Search Team are currently assisting local officers with the recovery. Formal identification has not yet taken place."

It comes after a helicopter and divers were involved in a search for a missing man yesterday.