Body pulled from water in Clareville

A crime scene has been established after a body was pulled from the water in Sydney’s north this afternoon, NSW Police say.

About 1.50pm (Friday 7 September 2018), emergency services were called to Delecta Avenue at Clareville, after a passer-by found a body floating in the water.

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

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

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

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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