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Police find second body after woman, in her 80s, recovered yesterday from Fens river

Two bodies recovered from water at Chain Bridge, March

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A second body has been recovered from the river at March after a police search resumed today. Police began their second day of trying to find a man in his 80s after the body of a woman, also in her 80s, was recovered from a Fenland river on Saturday.

Cambridgeshire police say they are treating the death of the woman as “unexplained”.

They have yet to confirm the body recovered today is that of the man they were looking for.

An initial post yesterday by Policing Fenland described it as a “concern for welfare incident on the Twenty Foot river road in March”.

Police find second body . Twenty Foot River, March Sunday 14 July 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.

The road was closed between the A141, Hobb’s Lot Bridge and junction of Elm Road for much of the day as recovery teams searched the river.

Twenty Foot river at March where a woman’s body was recovered yesterday: police describe the death as ‘unexplained’ as they search for a man, also in 80s. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews

Twenty Foot river at March where a woman’s body was recovered yesterday: police describe the death as ‘unexplained’ as they search for a man, also in 80s. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews

In an update today Policing Fenland said: “We were called to Chain Bridge, March, at about 8.35am yesterday with reports of concern for the welfare of two people.

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Police find second body after woman, in her 80s, recovered yesterday from Fens river.
Picture by Terry Harris.

“Yesterday afternoon the body of a woman in her 80s was recovered from the river.

“Police are currently carrying out searches to locate a man, also in his 80s.

Police find second body after woman, in her 80s, recovered yesterday from Fens river..
Picture by Terry Harris.

Police find second body today after woman, in her 80s, recovered yesterday from Fens river..
Sunday 14 July 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.

Detective Inspector Lee Womack said: “We are currently treating the death of the woman as unexplained, and searches are ongoing of the river and the surrounding area to locate the man.

“We would like to appeal to anyone who was driving in the area on 10 July and may have dashcam footage of a silver Vauxhall Astra or the man and woman.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police quoting incident 116 of 13th July.

 

 

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