Body recovered from water off Burnham-on-Sea, police say

Peter Jeffery entered the water from the jetty at Burnham-on-Sea to rescue a woman and her dog

A body has been found in the water off a small island in the Bristol channel.

Officers were informed by HM Coastguard at 16:30 GMT on Sunday that a body had been spotted near Stert Island off Burnham-on-Sea.

While formal identification has not yet taken place, it comes two weeks after a man was swept out to sea while trying to help a woman and her dog.

The body was recovered with the help of the RNLI, the coastguard and BARB Search and Rescue.

A major search was launched to find Mr Jeffery

The family of Peter Jeffery, who entered the sea on 29 October, has been informed, police said.

In a statement released by his family last week, they said "he always put others first" and would be greatly missed by all.

Avon and Somerset Police said a file will now be prepared for the coroner.

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