Five bodies have been pulled from rivers and canals across a 10-mile stretch of northern England within the last four weeks leading to suggestions there could be a 'Yorkshire dipper' on the loose.

Police have recovered the bodies of a teenager, a pensioner, a man in his twenties, and two middle aged men from waterways in the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire over the last month.

It has led to suggestion from locals that there could be a 'Yorkshire dipper' on the loose responsible for pushing the men into the water – similar to speculation of the 'Pusher' in Manchester.

Police said the five recent deaths in West Yorkshire are not thought to be linked but said all of the deaths are being treated as either 'non-suspicious' or 'unexplained'.

Police have recovered the bodies of a teenager, a pensioner, a man in his 20s, and two middle aged men from waterways in the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire over the last month. Pictured: Police and a forensics tent could be seen alongside the River Calder in Dewsbury yesterday after the body of Daniel France was found

Police and rescue workers are seen working to recover the body of Daniel France after the discovery by a member of the public in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, yesterday. He is the fifth man to be pulled from the water

Police recovered the bodies of a teenager, a pensioner, a man in his twenties, and two middle aged men from waterways in the Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Mirfield areas of West Yorkshire (pictured) over the last month

Residents have taken to social media to comment on the high number of bodies recovered within such a short time frame - speculating that someone could be responsible for the deaths.

One said: 'Can't deal with the fact there's a suspected 'canal pusher' killing people in West Yorkshire. This is the Yorkshire ripper all over again.'

In light of the recent discovery, another Twitter user asked: 'Not another one?'

Detective Inspector George Bardell, of Kirklees District CID, said the force was treating all of the deaths as 'isolated incidents' but confirmed inquiries remain ongoing.

He told MailOnline: 'We are aware of speculation on social media following bodies being found in waterways in Kirklees over the last month.

'Inquiries have been made by the police into all of these deaths; however no links have been found and they appear to all be tragic isolated incidents.

'We are supporting the families involved and assisting the coroner's investigations in to these deaths where the circumstances of each of these incidents will be individually considered.'

The latest body to be discovered was that of 38-year-old missing man Daniel France, who was last seen several weeks ago.

His body was found in the River Calder, near Sands Lane in Dewsbury, on Wednesday morning by a member of the public. His family have been informed.

Police said inquiries into the circumstances of his death are ongoing but said they are 'keeping an open mind'.

Residents have taken to social media to comment on the high number of bodies recovered within such a short time frame - speculating that someone could be responsible for the deaths. Pictured: Police by the River Calder in Dewsbury after the fifth body was found within a 10-mile radius around Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

His body was the fifth to be recovered and followed the discovery of another man's body, which was found further downstream in the River Calder on Good Friday.

He has been identified as 77-year-old missing pensioner George Bass, from Harrogate.

He vanished from his home on March 2, and was later seen on CCTV in York and Leeds.

DI Bill Burns said today: 'Our thoughts are with George's family and we are doing everything we can to support them at this sad time.'

Meanwhile, the body of another man was pulled from the Calder and Hebble Navigation Canal at Thornhill Lees on March 23.

The body of a 19-year-old, named locally as Hamza Amer, from Batley, was also found in a canal close to Huddersfield town centre on March 17.

And 'human remains' were found in a wooded area next to the Calder and Hebble Canal in Ravensthorpe on March 14. This man is thought to have been dead for some time and experts said it would take some time for identification to be established.

The man was wearing shorts with a palm tree design and a 'No Fear' t-shirt when he was found.

He is thought to be aged between 30 and 50 and his death is being treated as 'unexplained'.

Detective Inspector George Bardell, of Kirklees District CID, said the force was treating all of the deaths as 'isolated incidents' but confirmed inquiries remain ongoing. Pictured: A police van in Dewsbury yesterday

The latest body to be discovered was that of 38-year-old missing man Daniel France, who was last seen several weeks ago. His body was found in the River Calder, near Sands Lane in Dewsbury (pictured)

The suggestions of a 'Yorkshire dipper' come after there was speculation of someone 'pushing' people into waterways in Manchester.

An astonishing 85 bodies - mostly men - have been pulled from Manchester's canals in the last seven years.

The cause behind the majority of the deaths are believed to have been established, but more than 20 are still classified as 'unexplained', resulting in open verdicts.

The deaths have caused speculation that loved ones were the victims of a serial killer they dubbed 'The Pusher' - a psychopath who murders his targets by bundling them into the icy waters.

Some families believe their claim has considerable substance not only because of the disproportionately high numbers of people to have died in the rivers, but due to the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of several men.

Senior detective Tony Blockley appeared on a Channel 4 documentary titled 'Manchester's Serial Killer?' where he examined the evidence purporting to support the allegation that the same person may well be responsible for a catalogue of killings.