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Zac Sherratt

Tragedy as man's body found near River Wear in Stanhope

A stretch of a picturesque river bank was cordoned by emergency services while police responded to reports of a body in Stanhope.

And Durham Constabulary have now confirmed a man tragically died at the scene yesterday morning (November 17).

Officers found the body near the River Wear, in Stanhope, at around 6.30am - though the death is not thought to be suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner.

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