THREE people arrested after a body was found in water at French Weir Park in Taunton have been released.

Officers investigating the death of a man found in the water at around 8.30am on Wednesday (July 17) said they had interviewed those arrested and continue to trace the dead person’s next of kin “as a priority”.

Enquiries at the park were concluded yesterday and it has now fully reopened, according to Acting Chief Inspector Rebecca Wells-Cole.

“It is important we establish the facts of what happened, both for the man’s family and to reassure the wider public,” she said.

“At this stage we are treating this man’s death as unexplained.

“A proactive decision was taken to make three arrests at an early stage of this investigation in case there may have been any criminality involved.

“This has enabled us to interview them under caution, with them having access to legal representation, and has furthered our understanding into what happened.

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“We have also studied CCTV footage and spoken to potential witnesses, after which a decision was made to release those three men under investigation yesterday evening.

“We understand investigations of this nature can cause concern among the local community and we’d like to reassure the public there is no evidence of there being any wider risk to the public.

“But we are carrying out high-visibility patrols in the area for reassurance and would urge anyone with concerns to please contact us.”

Anyone who has information about the incident, and has not already spoken to police, should call 101 and quote reference number 5224185832.