THE body of a woman has been found in a canal in Smethwick this morning.
The woman, thought to be in her 60s or 70s, was discovered in the canal off John Bright Street.
Police are trying to identify her, so that her relatives can be informed and have appealed for the public's help.
They have released a picture of the red slippers she was wearing in the hope that someone may recognise them.
Police said the black woman had short short grey afro hair and was wearing a black bob style wig.
She has a hearing aid and was wearing a blue and white striped t-shirt with lobsters on, a beige cardigan and a long blue and white floral skirt. She was also wearing a dark pink anorak and the slippers.
A spokesman said: "We are trying to identify her, so that her relatives can be informed of this sad news, and asking for the public’s help to find out who she is."
"Her death is currently being treated as unexplained and we are asking anyone who knows who she is to contact us urgently quoting log 891 of 1/9.
"You can get in touch via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101."
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