THE BODY of a woman has been discovered at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 8.35am on Monday morning following the discovery.

A spokesman for North Wales Police said: "Police were called at 8.35am today to a report that the body of a woman had been found at the aqueduct in Pontcysyllte, Llangollen.

"Officers are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the death, which is not believed to be suspicious."

There are no further details available at present.