Body found in Jephson Gardens river believed to be 65-year-old Leamington man

Shortly before 6.25am on Friday, May 15, police were called to a report of a body being seen in the river in Jephson Gardens, close to Willes Road.

Officers and the fire service attended and recovered the body of a man.

Detective Inspector Teresa McKenna said: “Thank you to everyone who shared our earlier appeal to help identify this man.

"Following our appeal we received a number of calls and while formal identification is yet to take place, we believe the man to be a 65-year-old from Leamington.

“Our thoughts remain with the man’s family at this difficult time who are being supported by specially trained officers.

“While investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this incident, we would still like to hear from anyone who may have been in the area between midnight and 6am on Friday morning and may have seen something or has dashcam footage that could assist with our enquiries.”

Anyone with any information is asked to call Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 35 of 15 May.

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org