Body recovered from river following search in Shrewsbury
A man’s body was this evening recovered from the River Severn in Shrewsbury.
The body was recovered from the river at 6.35pm by police and fire officers near Coseley Avenue.
Large numbers of the emergency services were involved in a search for the man after members of the public contacted West Mercia Police and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service reporting him entering the river at Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury at 5.30pm.
A wide search of the river was launched, which included use of the police helicopter and the fire service water rescue unit
Police say the description of the man seen entering the river was similar to a man in his 60s from the Bridgnorth area who was subsequently reported missing.
His next of kin have been informed but formal ID has yet to take place.
