A woman’s body was found in Shadwell Basin yesterday morning.
The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was pulled from the water after police were called at 10:30am.
Her death remains unexplained.
“At this early stage police are not treating the death as suspicious,” said a Met spokeswoman.
The woman’s next of kin have been informed.
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