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Man dies in canal boat fire in Wiltshire

An investigation has been launched after a man was killed in a canal boat fire

Firefighters were called to the blaze after a dog walker spotted flames coming from the boat on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hilperton Marsh in Wiltshire.

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Police not treating canal boat death as suspicious

Wiltshire police say the death of a man found in a fire on a house boat on the Kennet and Avon canal is not being treated as suspicious.

The man - believed to be in his 40s - was brought to land by firefighters this morning but was confirmed dead at the scene.

Formal identification is likely to take place in the next week.

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