Two bodies recovered from submerged car in River Trent

The bodies of a man and a woman have been recovered from a submerged car after a major search operation on the River Trent in Nottinghamshire.

Police dive teams located a car on the riverbed, a day after a vehicle with two passengers was reported to have been seen floating along the river at Hoveringham, between Newark and Nottingham.

High river levels have since halted efforts to recover the vehicle but two bodies were removed from the water at about 10.30am on Saturday, after the car was located on the riverbed using sonar equipment.

No formal identification has yet taken place but family members have been informed.

Work is now underway to remove the car.

It comes after a large emergency services search and rescue operation was launched following reports at 4.13pm on Monday, February 1, that a car had left Hoveringham Road and gone into the river.

Witnesses reported seeing two occupants inside. While no formal identification has taken place, police believe they know who they are and their relatives are being supported by trained officers while enquiries continue to understand the full circumstances of the incident.