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Body found in search for canoeist Body found in search for canoeist
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The search for a man swept away when his boat capsized in a Cumbrian river has been called off after a body was found in a nearby stretch of water. Police have named an outdoor instructor swept away when his boat capsized in a river in Cumbria.
The two-person canoe overturned on the River Lune near Sedburgh on Wednesday. He was David Thorne, 47, from Talybont-on-Usk in Powys.
One person managed to swim to safety, but the second, a 47-year-old man from Powys, did not resurface. Mr Thorne had been in a two-person canoe with a companion on the River Lune near Sedburgh on Wednesday when their vessel overturned.
The body was discovered about five miles downriver from the incident and police said they expected to confirm its identity later. The other person swam to safety, but Mr Thorne did not resurface. His body was discovered five miles downriver and a search was called off.
Police divers, mountain rescue teams and specialist dog handlers were called in to help with the search. Mr Thorne had been married with two children. Police divers, mountain rescue teams and specialist dog handlers had been called in to help with the search.
Cumbria Police said the body of a man was found in the river near the village of Barbon by rescue services. Cumbria Police said his body had been found in the river near the village of Barbon.
They confirmed the dead man was from Talybont-on-Usk, near Brecon, in Powys.
A spokesman said: "At 10.35 this morning a body was found at Treasonfield, near Barbon.
"The missing man is a 47-year-old man from mid Wales. The search for him has now been called off."