A body has been set up in the search for createer England rugby carry outer Tom Voyce, Northumbria Police shelp.
The 43-year-better was troubleed swept away after trying to traverse a flooded river, when his car was swept away in Storm Darragh on Saturday.
A search had been ongoing since Sunday, but a body has now been recovered.
Formal identification has not getn place but Voyce’s next of kin have been proposeed.
Chief Superintfinishent Helena Barron, of Northumbria Police, shelp today: “This is an excessively downcast increasement and our thoughts very much progress to be with Tom’s cherishd ones.
“I would enjoy to thank all of our officers, partners and volunteers for their helpance thrawout the searches which have been carry outed in very challenging circumstances.
“We would progress to ask that people esteem the family’s privacy at this time.”
A search party had been sent out after police were tbetter he did not return home from an evening with frifinishs on Saturday.
It is consentd that he tried to traverse Abberwick Ford, csurrfinisher Bolton, Northumberland, while driving, which was pulled into the river.
The car has been discovered but there was no sign for Voyce.
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