Police have continued to search the River Nene in Northampton today (Thursday May 21), after receiving a report of a man in difficulty in the water.

Emergency services were initially called at about 2.15pm on Wednesday May 20 to the river between Bedford Road and Billing Aquadrome. A large emergency services presence was seen in the area.

A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “Emergency services attended the scene, but despite specialist searches of the river which have continued into today, no one has yet been found in the water.”

Detectives are now appealing for anyone who may have seen anyone in wet clothing near the area at the time to contact them. They are also asking the male himself, if he did indeed manage to exit the river safely, to urgently get in touch with police to let officers know he is safe.

Anyone with information is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101, quoting incident number: 282 of 20/05/26.