Man dies after incident in River Avon

Emergency services were called to Green Park Road in Bath this morning

Work is ongoing to ID the man
Author: James DiamondPublished 22nd Aug 2023

A man has died after calls reporting someone in the River Avon in Bath.

Emergency services are on the scene at Green Park Road in the city, after calls reporting someone in the water at around 8:45am this morning (Tuesday 22 August).

In a statement Avon and Somerset Police say they, fire and ambulance crews all attended, but the man could not be saved.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained while work is carried out to identify the man and inform his family.

Anyone with any information on what happened is asked to call 101 and quote the reference number 5223202979.

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