Two people who were found dead in a river on Christmas Day have been named by police as one of their families has paid tribute.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene in the River Tawe at Swansea on Sunday at around 3.05am to reports of a submerged car.
A black Mini John Cooper Works was recovered and inside the bodies of a man and woman, both aged 36.
South Wales Police have now confirmed that the driver of the mini has been named as Rachel Curtis from the Bonymaen area of Swansea.
The male passenger of the car has been named as Jay Kyle Jenkins from the St Thomas area.
Their families continue to be supported by specially trained officers.
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A large crane was used to pull the wreckage of a car from the river.
A police cordon remained in place for much of the day to allow for the recovery to be completed.
Police say they are continuing to carry out investigations to determine what caused the crash.
The family of Ms Curtis have released a tribute through their family liaison officer.
They said: “Rachel was a funny, intelligent and unique person. She was extremely talented and creative in nails and art. She worked at the Liberty Stadium teaching therapeutic art and nail art.
“She was a self-defence instructor and an elite security instructor, trained as a close protection officer and door supervisor. She helped raise money for the 'Jack Lewis Foundation' which is a suicide prevention charity.
"Rachel also raised money for “Matthews House” a homeless charity and was involved in youth projects helping young girls. Rachel will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her, especially her 14 year old son. “
Officers are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the car go into the river, or who has CCTV or dash cam footage that may have captured the incident, to contact them by one of the following means quoting occurrence number 2200429694.
They also wish to speak to anyone who may have seen or spoken to either Rachel or Jay prior to the incident to come forward.
