Police are appealing for a mother to get medical help after her newborn baby was found dead in the Grand Union Canal.
Police were called to the stretch of water Old Oak Lane, in Willesden to the grim discovery at 1.20pm.
Cordons remain in place along the canal towpath which is a popular cycling route.
A worker at a canalside restaurant said: “The police and fireman were here but I can’t say anything more.”
One eyewitness told the Mail Online police were having to “turn lots of people away’”
“There were a lot of emergency services there, including a more specialist incident response vehicle. Very sad news, I didn’t expect that this was what happened,” they added.
A Met spokesman said: “Officers attended the location along with London Ambulance Service. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene. Cordons are in place.
“An urgent investigation is under way to establish the circumstances.
“We urge the baby’s mother to seek medical assistance by dialling 999.”
Anyone with information please call 101 ref 3589/09.
