Car recovered following fatal river crash

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News imageQays Najm/BBC The River Nene which flows through Wisbech next to the A47.Qays Najm/BBC
Emergency services were called to North Brink following reports a car containing five people had entered the water on Tuesday

A vehicle has been recovered from a river as searches for a missing 18-year-old man continue.

Cambridgeshire Police said it was able to recover a blue Volkswagen Polo, with the support of specialist diving teams, from the River Nene in Wisbech St Mary on Sunday.

However, the force is still searching for 18-year-old Declan Berry who was believed to be driving the car and said "no further people" were located within the vehicle.

Det Insp Craig Wheeler, from the Road Policing Unit, said: "We are still actively searching for Declan along the River Nene. We continue to support his family, who were present today when the vehicle was recovered."

News imageCambridgeshire Police A composite image of two photos. Eden Bunn is on the left and has long blonde hair. She is wearing glasses and is standing in front of trees. Declan Berry is on the right has short black hair. He is wearing a black polo T-shirt and is sitting in front of a wall.Cambridgeshire Police
While the body of Eden Bunn, 16, was recovered from the river on Wednesday, searches continue for Declan Berry, 18

Emergency services were called to North Brink following reports a car containing five people had entered the water at about 20:20 GMT on Tuesday.

The body of 16-year-old Eden Bunn, from Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, was found by divers on Wednesday and was believed to be a rear-seat passenger of the vehicle.

Three other young people, including two 16-year-old girls and an 18-year-old boy, managed to escape the car and were taken to hospital.

The force is appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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