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Police divers find bodies of missing father and son in Yorkshire river Police divers find bodies of missing father and son in Yorkshire river
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Police divers have found the bodies of a father and son who went missing after going fishing. Police divers have found the bodies of a father and son who went missing after going magnet fishing.
Divers made the discovery in the River Calder, in the Cooper Bridge area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday evening.Divers made the discovery in the River Calder, in the Cooper Bridge area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday evening.
Police were alerted at about 11.20am on Saturday by a passerby who noticed that personal belongings including clothing, a mobile phone, a camera and car keys had been by the riverside for about 50 minutes, a West Yorkshire police spokesman said.Police were alerted at about 11.20am on Saturday by a passerby who noticed that personal belongings including clothing, a mobile phone, a camera and car keys had been by the riverside for about 50 minutes, a West Yorkshire police spokesman said.
Officers traced a car parked near the Pudsey area of Leeds where a woman confirmed that her 43-year-old husband and his 19-year-old son had gone out magnet fishing at 6.15am, he said.Officers traced a car parked near the Pudsey area of Leeds where a woman confirmed that her 43-year-old husband and his 19-year-old son had gone out magnet fishing at 6.15am, he said.
An extensive search was carried out in the area but there was no trace of the two men and police divers were called in, he added.An extensive search was carried out in the area but there was no trace of the two men and police divers were called in, he added.
Divers found the bodies at 7.22pm.Divers found the bodies at 7.22pm.
“The family are aware and inquiries are ongoing into how they ended up in the water,” the spokesman said.“The family are aware and inquiries are ongoing into how they ended up in the water,” the spokesman said.
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