Body of Nathan Fleetwood reportedly found

He went missing at the end of March.

Author: Tom FeahenyPublished 16th Apr 2022
Last updated 16th Apr 2022

The body of Nathan Fleetwood has reportedly been found in the River Severn.

The missing Shrewsbury man was last seen on Sunday March 27th.

Emergency services and members of the public had been searching for him in the weeks since.

A social media page had been create in their hope of finding him, they sadly posted:

"It’s with a heavy heart that we have to break the news that Nathan has sadly been found in the river under the Greyfriars Bridge earlier this afternoon.

"We just wanted to take this time to thank every single person from the first 24 hours up until today... The progress we made as you all know is out of this world and it wasn’t for no reason at all.

"If this has taught you anything it is that we can all pull together as a community plus everyone outside of that circle and help when a family or anyone is in need and that the world can be a kind and better place."

West Mercia Police said:

"A body was recovered from the River Severn in Shrewsbury yesterday.

"West Mercia Search and Rescue discovered the body while searching for 21-year-old missing man Nathan Fleetwood, who was last seen on Sunday 27 March.

"Formal identification has yet to take place however Nathan’s family have been informed."

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