A MAN'S body was last night discovered floating in a river that runs through Suffolk's county town.Police received a report at around 6.10pm after a member of the public spotted the body in the River Gipping, West End Road, Ipswich.

A MAN'S body was last night discovered floating in a river that runs through Suffolk's county town.

Police received a report at around 6.10pm after a member of the public spotted the body in the River Gipping, West End Road, Ipswich.

The area was cordoned off and the body, which will not be identified until the next of kin have been informed, removed and taken to Ipswich Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

A spokesman for Suffolk Police last night said the incident was not being treated as suspicious.