SINGAPORE - The body of a man in his 50s was retrieved from Lower Seletar Reservoir on Tuesday (Oct 13) morning.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

The SCDF had dispatched a fire engine, a fire bike and an ambulance to a spot along Yishun Ave 1 at 10.37am.

A police spokesman said the body had been found floating in the water, near the reservoir's tidal gate.

The police are investigating the unnatural death.