Search called off for missing Shrewsbury man
Police have called off their search for a missing 61-year-old Shrewsbury man after a body was recovered from the River Severn yesterday.
The body has yet to be formally identified but is believed to be that of Derek Ward, of Kingston Drive, Shrewsbury, who went missing on May 1.
His family has been informed.
Mr Ward, went missing after leaving his home for his usual evening walk at 8.30pm on Thursday 1 May but failed to return home.
The body was recovered by fire and police officers at around 4.30pm yesterday after being spotted by a member of the public near the bridge on Telford Way.
A post mortem will be held and an inquest opened in due course. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances and are preparing a report for the Shropshire coroner, Mr John Ellery.
