A canoeist has died after getting into difficulties in a swollen river in Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police said they received a report of two people who needed help in the River Ure, near West Tanfield, north of Ripon, at 11.15am today.
One of the men managed the get out the water and a full search, which included a police helicopter, was mounted for the second.
A police spokesman said the aircraft crew found the other man's body further downstream, near the village of Nunwick. His family has been informed, police said.
The spokesman said: "Officers immediately attended the location with colleagues from the fire, ambulance and rescue services. "One man had got out of the water and was taken to hospital for treatment. "Sadly, the body of
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