Man who went missing after boat sank in River Waveney is named locally

A man who is believed to have been on a boat which sank on the Broads has been named locally.

Nathan Strowger, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, was travelling on the boat with four others when it sank in the River Waveney near North Cove in Barnby, Suffolk.

The other four people managed to get to safety, but Mr Strowger remained missing.

Suffolk Police and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to the river near North Cove at 10.10pm on Monday.

HM Coastguard completed a search, with no sign of Mr Strowger, until a man's body was recovered on Thursday.

While formal identification is yet to take place, it is believed to be Mr Strowger and his family have been informed.

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