A body was discovered in a canal in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday when a passer-by saw it, police said.
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A person walking past a canal spotted a body inside, Utah police said.
The body was found in a canal in Salt Lake City on Sunday, according to KSL.
The passer-by spotted him in the canal and called the police, KUTV reported. Authorities were working to recover the body from the canal, according to Fox 13.
It was expected that it would take several hours to remove the body from the canal, KUTV reported.
The person who discovered the body told police that he was in the area frequently and knew the body was not in the canal two days before, KSL reported.
Police do not know how long the body remained in the channel, according to Fox 13. They were working to identify the body and determine the mode of death, media reported.
In August, the body of a 44-year-old man was found in a Salt Lake County canal, KSL reported. Police did not suspect any foul play in this incident.