North Yorkshire Police say a man who has been found in the water at Whitby has died.

In a statement issued this morning, police said that they were called at 8.50am by HM Coastguard "with a report of the recovery of a man who had been found in the water near the marina."

Police and ambulance services attended the scene, although sadly the man died.

Officers remain in the area as they conduct enquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.

The Northern Echo:

North Yorkshire Police released a second statement this afternoon confirming that the man's identity had been established and that his death was being treated as "non-suspicious."