Body of man found after river swim
![The River Wensum at Hellesdon, showing a wide, winding body of water with trees on the bank](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/780/cpsprodpb/8674/live/f92cdd80-5eea-11ef-a55a-8f394e8ed2af.jpg)
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said appliances were sent to Hellesdon Mill Lane at about 02:30 BST
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The body of a man has been found by police who were searching a river.
Officers were called at 02:30 BST after a man in his 30s entered the water at the River Wensum near Costessey in Norfolk, for a swim and had not resurfaced.
His body was found at 10:00 on Tuesday.
The force said his death was not believed to be suspicious but officers were continuing to establish the exact circumstances of what happened.
Emergency services including a HM Coastguard helicopter, police, Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service searched the area.
The family of the man has been informed, Norfolk Police added.
![A lowland rescue vehicle with a red and white livery](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/c401/live/93d6c670-5ee6-11ef-95f0-03cd55644816.jpg)
One of the vehicles sent to Hellesdon Mill Lane, where a river search was under way
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