Fisherman's body found in river near Derry

The body of a fisherman was pulled from a river in Northern Ireland by a family friend after a police hunt last night.

The body of a fisherman was pulled from a river in Northern Ireland by a family friend after a police hunt last night.

Officers were called to the Faughan River, near Derry, after receiving reports that a fisherman had fallen from a riverbank.

They were forced to call off the search for the man because of failing light and had planned to deploy an underwater search team this morning.

However, a family friend stayed and discovered the body close to the riverbank where the man had entered the water.

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Police said today they were not treating his death as suspicious.