Saltney incident update: Body found in River Dee

There was a large-scale emergency service response to an ‘incident’ near to the Saltney Ferry footbridge yesterday afternoon, including police, ambulances and the coastguard. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Coastguard spokesperson said: “Also on scene were the Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team, North Wales Police, Cheshire Police, Welsh Ambulance Services and North West Ambulance Service.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

No further details were available yesterday, however this morning North Wales Police have told us: “We were called at 1:23pm to the report of a body in the river at location. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Coastguard, police / CSI attended the scene.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The body has been identified and the death is not being treated as suspicious.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We were called yesterday Sunday July 15, 2018 at approximately 1.45pm to an incident near Saltney Ferry Bridge, Chester. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

We responded with two emergency ambulances” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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