India, March 12 -- A body of a 25-year-old man was found floating in a 5-feet-deep drain in Noida's NSEZ area in Sector 81, late Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased is yet to be identified.

"Around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, locals spotted a body in a nullah near NSEZ metro station," said a police officer.

"When we reached the spot, the body was not visible, and locals informed us that it might be stuck down the drain due to dirt. We immediately called a fire brigade and the State Disaster Response Force," the officer said.

After two hours of joint efforts, the body was located and fished out around 1:30 am, police said, adding that they rushed the man to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

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