The widow of former England rugby player Tom Voyce said the family have been “overwhelmed” by the support they have received since he was swept away while driving across a swollen river.
The 43-year-old former wing’s car was washed away crossing a ford on the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland, last weekend during Storm Darragh.
Following several days of intensive searches, involving the emergency services as well as local volunteers, a body was found in the river on Thursday, several hundred metres downstream from the ford.
