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Police investigating after man’s body found floating in Sydney river

THE body was found floating in the water in Sydney’s north by a passer-by who pulled it out and tried CPR before paramedics arrived.

Police have set up a crime scene at Clareville.
Police have set up a crime scene at Clareville.

A PASSER-BY made a shock discovery when they found a body floating in the water in Sydney’s north this afternoon.

Police have set up a crime scene after emergency services were called to Delecta Avenue at Clareville about 1.50pm.

The witness pulled the body from the water and started CPR until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived, but the person was declared deceased at the scene.

Formal identifications have not taken place but the person is believed to be a man.

Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command will investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

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