Police have confirmed that a man who was pronounced dead after being pulled from a river over the weekend was former BBC Radio Derby presenter Michael Carey.
The 87-year-old was rescued from the River Derwent at Darley Abbey Mills on Saturday morning. The much-loved presenter, who was from the local area, was taken to hospital but died shortly after.
Mr Carey hosted a programme called Memorable Melodies for the radio station for almost 20 years before stepping down in 2019, the Mirror reports. Police said officers were investigating how he got into the water.
