Emergency crews discovered a body in the Brussels-Charleroi canal near Boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne in Brussels on Tuesday evening at around 20:30.
Firefighters reported that a diving team was deployed to retrieve the body from the water.
The body was secured thanks to the use of a rigid stretcher and was covered by a sheet while awaiting instructions from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the fire brigade's spokesperson, Walter Derieuw, said.
Earlier in the afternoon, firefighters had initiated a search operation in the canal following reports of a suspicious object.
These ongoing operations have disrupted tram line 51 and temporarily halted navigation on the canal, according to the fire brigade.
