Body of man in 70s pulled from Adlington canal
His death is not being treated as suspicious
The body of a man in his 70s has been pulled from the canal off Westhoughton Road at Adlington.
Officers say they believe it to be the body of missing Christopher Hudson, who was 78-years-old.
Christopher, who was known locally as John, was reported missing on 3rd December.
His body was found on Saturday afternoon (13th December).
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
A Lancashire police spokesperson said, "Our thoughts are with everyone who knew Christopher at this extremely distressing time.
"This is not the outcome that anybody wanted, and we just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who shared our appeals for information."