Body found in search for man who went missing after boat sank on the Broads

A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing after a boat carrying several people sank.

The Hemsby lifeboat was called to the River Waveney, north of Barnby in Suffolk, on the evening of Monday 10 July.

Four people managed to get themselves to safety but a fifth man, in his 30s, disappeared.

Police say a body was found by a member of the public in the river at North Cove near Beccles at 9.50am on Thursday 13 July.

Although the deceased has not been formally identified, he is currently believed to be the missing man, named locally as Nathan Strowger from Lowestoft.

Suffolk police said his family have been informed.

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