Police issue statement after body found yesterday

Northumbria Police have issued a statement after the body of a man was retrieved from the River Wear yesterday.

“Shortly after 11am yesterday (Wednesday), we received a report of a body in the River Wear, close to Wearmouth Bridge, in Sunderland.

“Emergency services attended and sadly the body of a man was discovered a short time later.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances around the incident and identify the person found.”