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)
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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