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Woman's body found in canal

THE body of an elderly woman has been recovered from the Royal Military Canal, off Newchurch Lane, at Bilsington, near Ashford.

Police and a fire brigade crew attended the scene on Saturday morning and used a dingy, brought in from Whitstable, to retrieve the body.

Police are investigating although they say the circumstances are not regarded as suspicious. The woman has not yet been formally identified.

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