Cuttack: The body of an unidentified man was recovered from Taladanda Canal in Cuttack on Wednesday. Locals spotted the body floating in the canal early in the morning and alerted police. A team from Madhupatna police station and fire personnel reached the spot. Firefighters retrieved the body.Police said the deceased, believed to be in his 30s, was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. As his identity has not been established, the body was sent to SCB Medical College and Hospital for autopsy. “An unnatural death case has been registered. We are investigating all possible angles. We are also trying to establish how the youth ended up in the canal and whether he had gone missing from any nearby locality. CCTV footage of the nearby area will be verified,” said Chittaranjan Rout, IIC Madhupatna.To establish his identity, police have circulated the deceased’s photographs and details among neighbouring police stations to match them with missing-person complaints. “We have initiated an investigation to ascertain the identity of the deceased and circumstances leading to his death. The exact cause will be established after the postmortem report,” Rout added.