full screen A passerby raised the alarm about a body in the water at Riddarholmen. Archive image. Photo: Martina Holmberg/TT
An unidentified dead man has been found in the water at Riddarholmen in central Stockholm.
– At a quarter past eight, a passer-by saw a body in the water and called 112, says Rebecca Landberg, police spokesperson.
The rescue service’s divers had to recover the body, which was lying some distance out in the water.
– We do not know what has happened. Now we will find out the identity and investigate whether there may be any crime behind it, says Rebecca Landberg.