February 6, 2017 10.57 am This story is over 85 months old

Man found dead in River Welland near Spalding

A man’s body has been found in the River Welland near Spalding, with Lincolnshire Police treating the death as unexplained. Police were called to a sighting of the man at around 8.30am on Sunday, February 5, at Wykeham, north-east of Spalding. Officers and firefighters found the man dead on arrival. Police have not yet been…

A man’s body has been found in the River Welland near Spalding, with Lincolnshire Police treating the death as unexplained.

Police were called to a sighting of the man at around 8.30am on Sunday, February 5, at Wykeham, north-east of Spalding.

Officers and firefighters found the man dead on arrival.

Police have not yet been able to identify the man and a post mortem will be held to establish the circumstances and cause of death.

The man is described as 25 – 35 years old, 6 feet tall, with long strawberry blond hair in a ponytail and a goatee style beard.

Anyone with information should contact Lincolnshire Police on 101, quoting incident 87 of February 5.