The body of a man has been recovered from the River Orwell near the Strand in Wherstead yesterday afternoon.
Police, fire crews, the ambulance service and the coastguard were called to the Orwell Bridge shortly after 1pm on Sunday, October 10.
A spokesman for Suffolk police confirmed today that the body of a man in his 40s was recovered from the River Orwell, off The Strand, at around 1.40pm on Sunday.
The spokesman said the death of the man is not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin have been informed and a file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.
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