CUMBRIA Police have announced that the body of a man has been found in the River Eden. 

Police confirmed that the body was found in the river near Sheepmount in Carlisle on Tuesday, October 22.

A Cumbria Police spokesperson: "Police can confirm the body of a man was found in the River Eden, near the Sheep Mount in Carlisle at around 9:10am yesterday morning (Tuesday, October 22).

"Formal identification has not yet taken place.

"The death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious at this time."