Police searching for missing St Anne's man find body in River Avon
A member of the public spotted it yesterday afternoon
Police searching for a missing St Anne's man say a body has been pulled from the River Avon in Bristol.
Shortly before 2.45pm today (29/10), a member of the public alerted an on-duty police officer that they had seen a body on the bank of the River Avon near Bedminster Bridge.
Police, ambulance and the fire service attended. The fire service recovered a body and sadly the individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Formal identification has not yet taken place.
However, police say the body matches the description of 54-year-old Bakar who was reported missing from St Anne’s earlier this week.
"We have made contact with Bakar’s family this evening to make them aware. We will continue to update and support them."
"Enquiries will be carried out on behalf of the coroner. At this time there are no known suspicious circumstances."