Update issued by police after incident by river in Stroud

According to local reports, emergency services were called after clothing and a bag were discovered near Stanton's Bridge on the River Frome, but no one could be seen in the water.

Four fire and rescue vehicles, two emergency response ambulances, and several police vehicles were parked near the Thompson First garage at the entrance to Bowbridge Lock.

However, according to a police spokesperson, no one was found in the river, and emergency services have now been called off.

A spokesperson from Gloucestershire Police said: “We were down at the stream with a report of a towel which was left there, so we were in the area to check that somebody swimming hadn’t come to any harm. 

“But we haven’t found anything, so police have stood down from the scene now.” 

“We first arrived at the scene at 10.45am and left at around 1pm.”

Editor's note: Yesterday we published information from Gloucestershire police stating that a body had been recovered from the river at Bowbridge Lock during the search. Gloucestershire Constabulary has now confirmed that this information was incorrect and in fact related to a body which was found during a similar search at Moreton Valence. See our website for details of that incident.

Emergency services at Bowbridge Lock (Image: NQ)