Body of teenage girl recovered from River Nene at Wisbech

Searches continue for missing teenage boy after car entered the water

Emergency workers at the scene at the River Nene near Wisbech
Author: Poppi AndelinPublished 18th Mar 2026

The body of a teenage girl has been recovered following searches in the River Nene near Wisbech.

Emergency services have been at the scene on North Brink, in Wisbech St Mary’s, since around 8.20pm last night (March 17).

It follows reports of a car, containing five people, entering the water.

Searches are continuing for the male who is still missing following the collision.

Three people, two female and one male, are known to have got out of the vehicle and have been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn with non-life threatening injuries.

Police are urging any witnesses or those with dash-cam footage to contact them in order to support their investigation.

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