A body has been found in the search for missing England rugby star Tom Voyce.
Voyce, 43, is believed to have died while driving across a flood-swollen river in north-east England during storm Darragh on Saturday.Now, after a five-day search, Northumbria Police have confirmed a body has been found. Writing on social media, police said: "A body has today sadly been found in the search for Tom Voyce."Concerns were raised for the former England rugby international on Sunday, after he had not returned home from being out with friends the previous evening.
We continue to ask that people respect the family’s privacy at this time." Specialist teams have spent the last week desperately scouring the area between Bolton village and Abberwick, to the sea at Alnmouth.Chief Superintendent Helena Barron, of Northumbria Police, previously said: "This is an extremely tragic incident, and our thoughts are very much with Tom's loved ones at this time.
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