Man's body found in river

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A man's body has been found in the River Dee near the Shropshire/Welsh border.

Emergency services were called to the river near Acrefair on Saturday night.

Police closed the A483 between Halton Roundabout and Ruabon while investigations were made into the death.

A police spokesman said: "We received a report from the ambulance service at 8.46pm that the body of a man had been found in the river.

"The death is not believed to be suspicious."

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