Body found in river in Wisbech following major crash
Police have confirmed a body was found at Crab Marsh earlier today
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A body has been pulled from the river at Crab Marsh in Wisbech, almost a month after a car crashed into the River Nene.
Declan Berry has been missing since the blue VW Polo he is thought to have been driving ended up in the water.
Three teenagers managed to escape but another sadly confirmed dead the day after.
Declan’s sister has posted online to say he's been found and she's thanked everyone who helped search for him.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said:
"A body recovered from the River Nene today (31 March) has been identified as missing teenager Declan Berry.
"Officers were called to Crab Marsh, Wisbech, by a local river official at just before noon.
"Specialist search teams had been looking for Declan,18, from Wisbech, after his blue VW Polo entered the water in North Brink, Wisbech St Mary, on Tuesday,17 March.
"Five people had been travelling in the vehicle, which was recovered from the river five days after the collision.
"The body of Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, was recovered from the water the day after the collision.
"Three others – two girls aged 16 and an 18-year-old man – managed to escape the vehicle."
Detective Inspector Craig Wheeler said: “Declan’s family have been notified, and I would ask that their privacy is respected during this horrendous time for them.
“Our investigation into this absolutely tragic collision continues and I would urge anyone with any information about the collision to contact me.”
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses or dashcam footage. Anyone with information is asked to quote incident 515 of 17 March