SOUTH Yorkshire Police confirmed that the body of a 63-year-old male was recovered from Hoyle Mill yesterday.

Officers were called at 7.32am on March 26, after receiving reports of an unconscious male who was not breathing on the footpath near Lord Street.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “A 63 year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and his family have been informed.”