Body of missing man found in River Wensum

Image source, Hugh Venables/Geograph

Image caption, Firefighters found the body of the man in the River Wensum near Marriott's Way on Tuesday at about 10:20 BST

The body of a man has been found in a Norfolk river.

Firefighters found the man in the River Wensum at the back of Go Outdoors, near Marriott鈥檚 Way, Norwich, on Tuesday at about 10:20 BST.

The body was found following reports of a high-risk missing man in his 30s who was last seen on Monday night.

The death is not believed to be suspicious.

Norfolk Police, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and the National Police Air Service were involved in the search, and they used drones and a fire water rescue boat.

A cordon is in place while police investigate.

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