Body of woman found in River Avon in search for swimmer
A spokesperson from Avon and Somerset Police said: "The woman's next of kin have been informed. "Our thoughts are with them following these tragic events."A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course, but the circumstances of the woman's death are believed to be non-suspicious."Two weeks ago a man's body was recovered from the River Avon in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.
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