THE body of a man has been pulled from the water off Prince of Wales pier in Falmouth this morning after it was spotted in the water by a passer by.

Police and lifeboat crew were called to the scene and the body of the unidentified man was pulled from the water and brought t o the shore.

A police spokesman said: "At 7am officer were called to the Prince of Wales Pier after receiving a report of a body in the water.

"The inshore lifeboat brought the man ashore and investigations are underway to establish his identity. His death is not being treated as suspicious."