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Man Found Deceased At Delaware Canal


Credit: Upper Makefield Police Department/Facebook

A 73-year-old man from Langhorne was found dead at the Delaware Canal in Upper Makefield.

Police said the man was found deceased at the canal in the 1000 block of Taylorsville Road around 10:25 a.m. on Thursday.

The man’s death does not appear to be suspicious and authorities were working to alert his family of his passing, police said.

Firefighters with boats and police were initially called to the canal for a report of a man in the water.


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