Body pulled from Amsterdam canal by magnet fisher

An unsuspecting magnet fisher pulled a dead body out of Amsterdam’s Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal on Monday.

Amsterdam police confirmed the events to AD at the site of the discovery. It is unknown who the person is, or how they ended up in the canal.

“The police are currently investigating what exactly happened,” said a spokesperson for Politie Amsterdam.

The unsuspecting fisherman was magnet fishing, an activity where a fishing rod with a large magnet attached is thrown into the water in search of metal objects.

It is unknown how the activity brought the body to the surface or the magnet fisher’s condition.

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Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

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