POLICE have released the first details of the man whose body was discovered in Ulverston canal.

Officers said the man who was found at Canal Head yesterday was in his eighties.

Police cordoned off a section of the canal yesterday after being alerted to the body by the public.

A police spokesman said: "Police can confirm that the body of a male was found earlier today in Canal Street, Ulverston.

"Officers were called at 10.11am after the body was discovered in a canal.

"At this time there appear to be no suspicious circumstances."

The man's family has been informed.