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Fenland river deaths of couple in their 80s ‘not suspicious’

John Elworthy by John Elworthy
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The bodies of John and Barbara Nicholls were recovered from the 20ft river at March. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances; their inquests opened yesterday. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews

The bodies of John and Barbara Nicholls were recovered from the 20ft river at March. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances; their inquests opened yesterday. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews

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Police revealed this morning they are not treating as suspicious the deaths of a man and woman, both in their 80s, recovered from a river at March. Both deaths have been reported to the Cambridgeshire coroner.

Police were first called to Chain Bridge, March, at about 8.35am on Saturday (13 July) with reports of concern for the welfare of two people.

On Saturday afternoon the body of a woman in her 80s was recovered from the river.

The body of a man in his 80s was then recovered from the water on Sunday afternoon.

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“Police are not treating the deaths as suspicious and have passed to the coroner,” a statement from Cambridgeshire police confirmed today.

Two bodies, that of a man and a woman, both in the 80s, have been recovered from the 20ft river at March. Police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances and a report has been passed to the coroner. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews
Two bodies, that of a man and a woman, both in the 80s, have been recovered from the 20ft river at March. Police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances and a report has been passed to the coroner. PHOTO: Terry Harris for CambsNews

An initial post on Saturday by Policing Fenland described it as a “concern for welfare incident on the Twenty Foot river road in March”.

The road was closed between the A141, Hobb’s Lot Bridge and junction of Elm Road for much of Saturday as recovery teams searched the river.

Police are studying reports of a silver Vauxhall Astra that was seen in the area on July 10.

 

 

 

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