A woman has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the River Avon in Bath, police have confirmed.
Shortly before 7.20pm yesterday evening, Friday 11th July, emergency services were called to the scene at the river in the Lambridge area of the city.
Police say the woman was last seen swimming in the water close to the Grosvenor Bridge Road footbridge.
The police helicopter was brought in to assist with the search for the woman, alongside fire crews from Bath’s fire station.
Firefighters recovered her body from the water at around 8.15pm, and she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
Avon & Somerset Police told the Echo: “The woman’s next of kin have been informed.
“Our thoughts are with them following these tragic events.
“A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course, but the circumstances of the woman’s death are believed to be non-suspicious.”
