West Midlands Ambulance Service have confirmed a body was found in the River Wye near Backney Bridge this morning, Thursday 10th March.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance said: “We were called by the fire service at 10.41am this morning following reports of a person in the River Wye near Backney Bridge, Ross-on-Wye.
“An ambulance, paramedic officer, community first responder and HART paramedics attended. Sadly, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save the person and they were confirmed deceased on scene.”
A West Mercia Police spokesperson told Ross-on-line: “We were called to the River Wye in Netherton at around 10.10am this morning (Thursday 10th March) following reports of a body being discovered by the river.
“Officers remain at the scene, and as this is an ongoing incident it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time.”
