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Body of woman found in River Avon in search for swimmer

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The body of a woman in her 30s has been recovered in the search for a swimmer who got into difficulty in a river near Bath, police have said.

Emergency services were called at about 19:20 BST on Friday to the River Avon.

Avon and Somerset Police said the woman had been swimming in the water close to the footbridge at Grosvenor Bridge Road.

Avon Fire and Rescue Service and the National Police Air service searched the area and discovered a body at about 20:15, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesperson from Avon and Somerset Police said: “The woman’s next of kin have been informed.

“Our thoughts are with them following these tragic events.

“A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course, but the circumstances of the woman’s death are believed to be non-suspicious.”

Two weeks ago a man’s body was recovered from the River Avon in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.


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