A dog walker has died after going into a river to rescue his pet. The man, 21, and a woman, 20, entered the River Weaver near Weir Street, in Northwich, Cheshire, after one of the dogs they were walking fell into the water. An extensive search of the river and its banks was conducted for the 21-year-old man, involving a police helicopter and underwater rescue team and a Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service rescue boat and swift water rescue team. An extensive search of the river, pictured, and its banks was conducted before a body, believed to be that of the 21-year-old man, was found this afternoonAt around 2.10pm, the underwater rescue team found a body in the river, believed to be that of the 21-year-old man. Cheshire Police said his family have been informed and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2020 20:28 UTC