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Body found in River Ribble by police searching for swimmer

BBC A view of the Ribble in the distance surrounded by countryside. In the foreground is a fence with police tapeBBC

The search started on Sunday, continuing overnight into Monday

A man’s body has been found by police searching for a swimmer who went missing in a Lancashire river.

The man disappeared after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble by Ribchester Road in Dinckley, near Ribchester, at about 13:00 GMT on Sunday, Lancashire Police said.

The force said a man’s body was recovered from the river at about 16:00 GMT on Monday.

It is believed to be the missing man, who has not been named, and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A large police lorry with the side door open on a car park by a field

The man disappeared from the River Ribble on Sunday afternoon

The rescue operation involved Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coast Guard and specialist police search teams.

Four swift water rescue units, two underwater sleds, and a boat with an underwater drone were all used in the search which started on Sunday, continuing overnight into Monday.

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