River Bure: Man in his 50s dies after entering water in Great Yarmouth while 'getting onto rented boat'
21st Aug 2024, 1:58pm
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A man has died after entering the water at the River Bure in Great Yarmouth.
Emergency services were called to North River Road at around 9.10pm on Tuesday evening (August 20). Norfolk Police officers received a report of a man in his 50s falling into the water while attempting to board a rented boat.
The man was recovered from the water. However, despite the work of emergency services staff, he pronounced a short time after his body was recovered.
Norfolk Police said: “The family of the deceased has been informed. The death is being treated as unexplained but is not thought to be suspicious.”
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