A man from Linslade who was pulled out of the Grand Union Canal at the weekend has been named.
Michael John Bowman, of The Martins Drive, was discovered on Sunday morning after a member of the public reported seeing a body in the water in Linslade.
An inquest has been opened into the death 47-year-old’s death, but the cause is pending a toxicology report.
Bedfordshire Police and Leighton Buzzard fire crews attended the scene near the Wyvern Shipping Company at Rothschild Road.
Mr Bowman was pronounced dead at the scene, but was taken to hospital where a post-mortem took place.
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