| Body found in river after search for swimmer: Bradford-on-Avon, 27 June 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:35, 28th June 2025 |     |
A very sad event.
From the BBC:
The body of a 26-year-old man has been recovered from a river following an extensive search effort.
Wiltshire Police said it responded to concerns for a man who had been swimming in the River Avon in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, at 17:43 BST on Friday.
Emergency crews from Trowbridge, Chippenham, Bath and Temple Back, along with water rescue units from Trowbridge, Stratton and Bath, attended the scene and later recovered a body.
While formal identification has not yet taken place, police said the man's family had been informed.
Of note is that a fire and rescue crew from Temple Back (which is in central Bristol) was also dispatched to Bradford-on-Avon. Clearly the emergency services were doing all they could possibly do to rescue the swimmer.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
CfN.
