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Body Found in Search for Missing Kayaker in Devon
Police recovered the body of a kayaker who went missing after getting into difficulty on the River Exe last Saturday, with his boat found earlier, officials said.
- Devon and Cornwall Police issued an update this afternoon stating a body has been located and retrieved from the River Exe, connected to a kayaker reported missing at the weekend.
- On Saturday, January 24, officers were called at 3.50pm about a male kayaker in his 40s who got into difficulty near Great Western Bridge, Tiverton, and his kayak was recovered.
- A huge emergency-service presence was visible just after 5.30pm on Saturday as police, fire and ambulance crews searched the riverside in Tiverton, with people expressing sadness on social media.
- Police said formal identification has yet to take place, and the missing kayaker's family have been informed; the recovery follows other recent water fatalities in Devon.
- Police are asking for the public's help following reports of an unidentified kayaker believed to be in distress, with searches and enquiries ongoing after the initial call near Tiverton riverside.
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Police have found a body in the River Exe in England while searching for a kayaker who went missing over the weekend.
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Body found in search for missing kayaker in Devon
A man in his 40s had been reported missing in Tiverton on January 24.
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