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Oct 2022
Last Updated: 16/10/2022
Body found in River Nidd at Bilton has been identified
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the man's death are ongoing.
The body of a man found in the River Nidd yesterday has been identified, police said this evening.
Police, ambulance and firefighters were called to Nidd Viaduct in Bilton just before 8am yesterday.
The viaduct bridge was closed while the body was recovered.
Tonight's update by North Yorkshire Police said:
"The man has now been identified and his next of kin have been informed.
"Investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of his death."
No further details, including the man's name or suspected cause of death, have been revealed.
He was described yesterday as a white man who was believed to be in his 40s.
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