Police share new update after man’s body recovered from River Nene in Peterborough on Monday morning

Police believe that a man whose body was recovered from the River Nene in Peterborough yesterday morning (Monday, July 20) may have been in the water for several hours – possibly overnight.

At around 8am yesterday morning, emergency services were called to Town Bridge after receiving reports that a body could be seen in the River Nene.

Sadly, the body of a man was recovered from the river.

On Tuesday (July 21), a Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson confirmed that the death is currently being treated as unexplained, with inquiries ongoing to identify the man. No further information about him has been released by officers at this stage of the investigation.

Police believe that the man may have been in the water since Sunday evening (July 19).

The pavement on Town Bridge was closed off by emergency services for some time while Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and Police teams worked at the scene.

Several vehicles from each of the emergency services were all seen parked on the bridge on Monday morning during rush hour.

Emergency workers were also seen working in the River, while a section of path underneath town bridge was covered to allow the crews to work.

On Monday, a spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 8.22am crews from Dogsthorpe and Stanground along with the north roaming fire engine were called to assist police colleagues near Fletton Quays.

“Crews returned to their stations by 9.30am.”

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called just before 8.30am with reports of a person in the water close to Town Bridge, Peterborough. An ambulance, an ambulance officer vehicle and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene.”

Police are now appealing for anyone who can help identify the man – or who knows the circumstances of how he ended in the river – to get in touch with them.

Anyone with information which may assist the investigation is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 94 of July 20, or via their website https://www.cambs.police.uk/