Two drown on Norfolk Broads

One of the dead women was found at the mouth of the River Bure

Two people have drowned in two days in separate incidents on the Norfolk Broads.

It brings the number of drownings on the Broads to three in a week.

Lisa Hooper, 32, from Suffolk, died after falling into the River Yare from boat at Cantley in the early hours of Monday morning.

The coastguard, firefighters, police, and paramedics were supported by a rescue helicopter from Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk, as they searched near the Red House Inn.

Her body was recovered at about 0215 BST.

An investigation has also begun into the death of a woman who fell into the River Bure in the yacht basin at Great Yarmouth on Sunday.

Two coastguard teams from Gorleston and Winterton were called to help Norfolk Police search for the 24-year-old.

Officers have spoken to the men on the Dawn Horizon

The woman was found at the mouth of the river at 0400 BST on Sunday in Suffolk, and was taken to the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston by helicopter.

She was pronounced dead on arrival.

The woman had been on board the Dawn Horizon, which had been hired from Horizon Craft in Acle by eight men from Crowthorne in Berkshire.

It is believed the woman had joined them for a barbecue and drinks.

She fell into the water, but it is not known whether she fell from the boat or the quayside.

Officers have interviewed the men on board the cruiser.

Colin White, watch manager of Yarmouth Coastguard said that the river in the basin is tidal and has strong currents.

On 19 July a 42-year-old woman from London died after a cruiser overturned on the River Bure, trapping her inside.