A body has been recovered from a waterway in Barking.
The police was called at 12:22pm today (Wednesday, November 3) to Stebbing Way near Wivenhoe Road.
Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.
A male was pronounced dead at the scene.
A forensic scene is currently in place.
Officers are liaising with the family of a reported missing person.
The circumstances of the death are being investigated.
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