There was a major response from the emergency services in Bath on Sunday evening, 8th March, after a body was seen in the River Avon.
Emergency services working near Pulteney Bridge | Photo courtesy of a local resident
The person, believed to be a woman, was initially spotted in the river near Kensington Meadows just before 6pm, where members of the public reportedly tried to rescue them.
Emergency services were also seen at Cleveland Bridge as the response continued.
Firefighters from Avon Fire & Rescue Service were then seen swimming across the water from their boat near the weir at Pulteney Bridge, before the body was recovered.
Speaking last night, Avon & Somerset Police told the Echo: “Emergency services have this evening (Sunday 8th March) recovered an individual’s body from the river in Pulteney Bridge, off Bridge Street, in Bath.
“Their death is currently being treated as unexplained but is not thought to be suspicious. Enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 5.47pm on Sunday 8th March to an incident in Bath.
“We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, a critical care car and the hazardous area response team to the scene.”
Avon Fire & Rescue Service told us: “Crews from Bath and Hicks Gate attended an incident in Bath on Sunday 8th March.”
In an update on Monday, 9th March, police said they will be preparing a file for the coroner.
