A person has died after being pulled from a freezing river by the emergency services.
Police, paramedics and firefighters rushed to reports of a body in the water at Memorial Park, in Keynsham, Somerset, shortly before midday yesterday (03/01).
First responders worked to bring the person a shore, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “A member of the public called us at 11.55am today (Tuesday 3 January) to report they had seen a person in the water at Memorial Park, in Keynsham.
“Emergency services attended the scene and the fire service brought the person to shore.
“Sadly, the person was pronounced deceased at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
“Officers will be making enquiries on behalf of the coroner to identify the deceased and their next of kin.”
A spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue said: “We were called to Keynsham Memorial Park by police at 12:03pm today (Tuesday 3 January) with a request for our support to rescue a person in the water.
Crews from Kingswood and Bedminster attended the incident and firefighters recovered one person from the water.
“Ambulance crews sadly pronounced the person deceased at the scene.”
