Pic by Mark Passmore. 24/01/2026..A major emergency incident is unfolding in Tiverton, Devon this evening (Saturday 24th January)..Multiple personnel from the police, fire, ambulance and mountain rescue crews are present at the scene near the River Exe..Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a public appeal following reports of an unidentified kayaker, believed to be in distress on the River Exe earlier today..The police are seeking any information from the public which may help towards their search. Meeting points, launch locations and timings of anyone planning to kayak on the River Exe today could be beneficial.Credit: Mark Passmore PhotographyA BODY has been found after a kayaker went missing on a river at a local beauty spot.
, fire, and ambulance crews scrambled to the riverside in Tiverton, , on January 24 after the alarm was raised.
A body has been found in the River Exe in the search for a missing kayakerCredit: Mark Passmore Photography
Emergency services had scrambled to reports of a man in difficulty at the weekendCredit: Mark Passmore Photography
and Police has now confirmed a body has been located for the kayaker, a man in his 40s, who was reported missing at the weekend.
The force said the body was recovered from the River Exe on Thursday.
Formal identification has yet to take place but the man’s family has been made aware.
were previously called on Saturday, January 24 at around 3.50pm following concerns for a male kayaker in the river near Greater Western Bridge.
A kayak was later recovered following initial searches after the man reportedly got into difficulty.
Emergency vehicles lined the riverbank as frantic searches for the kayaker on the River Exe got underway on Saturday.
A helicopter reportedly joined the operation as Devon and Cornwall Police issued an appeal for information.
The kayaker reportedly got into difficulty in the waterCredit: Mark Passmore Photography
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