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Search continues for man seen in River Severn, Shrewsbury

By Shropshire Live11 November 2015
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A search for a man who was last night seen trying to swim across the River Severn in Shrewsbury is continuing this morning.

Search continues for man seen in River Severn, Shrewsbury

The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was seen in the River Severn near to The Dana at around 7.20pm last night.

Police believe they know the identity of the man, and are this morning involved in a search with the Severn Area Rescue Association along a stretch of the River Severn.

The force helicopter is again involved in today's search.

If anyone has information that may help police to locate the man they are asked to call 101 and quote incident 652s of 10th November 2015.

  • Missing Person
  • River Severn
  • Severn Area Rescue Association
  • Shropshire
  • West Mercia Police
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