24/11/2014

Body Recovered From Bristol Canal

A body has been recovered during a search for a man who went missing while fishing.

Police said a search operation was launched following reports that a 31-year-old man had been fishing with friends when he went missing at Netham Lock in Bristol on Saturday afternoon.

It is understood divers recovered a body just before midnight on Saturday. However, the body has not yet been formally identified. Police said the death does not appear to be suspicious.

(MH/CD)

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