16:22 GMT, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:22 UK
Man's body recovered from river
A body has been recovered from the River Great Ouse in Bedford after a man was seen to jump off the County Bridge, police said.
A rescue operation was started at about 1200 BST by police and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue, after reports a man was in the river.
A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said a post-mortem examination would take place later.
He added that no further information was available.
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