A search of the River Avon earlier this week was for a missing man. Police from Lancashire believe the man seen falling into the river is Carl Whiteside from Lancaster.
Mr Whiteside, 26, had been missing since early on Wednesday (April 20) morning and police had said they were increasingly concerned about him. Mr Whiteside's family have been informed.
A statement released today (April 23) from Lancashire Constabulary reads: "Yesterday we appealed for help as part of our enquiries to find missing Carl Whiteside, 26, from Lancaster. As those enquiries were continuing colleagues from Avon and Somerset Constabulary received a report that a man had fallen from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
