Police have today launched an investigation after a body was found in a boating lake in mysterious circumstances. The body of man in his 40s was discovered on Tuesday afternoon in Regents Park boating lake in north London. The park was sealed off after the gruesome discovery, and the Met Police Homicide and Major Crime Command has been informed. 'I asked him what happened and he said a dead body had been discovered and currently this side of the park was a crime scene and access was closed. The body of the man in his 40s was found in the boating lake in Regents Park (pictured)A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Police were called at 16:04hrs on Tuesday, 30 January to Regent's Park following reports of a body in the boating lake.

Source: Daily Mail January 31, 2018 11:01 UTC