Body of teenage girl found in river search after serious crash near Wisbech

Cambridgeshire Police are continuing their search for a teenage boy also missing after a car entered the River Nene

The body of a teenage girl has been found as police continue to search for another teenager involved in a crash last night (Tuesday 17). Police have recovered the body of a girl, one of two teenagers missing after a crash near Wisbeach yesterday evening.Cambridgeshire Police has confirmed that a boody of a teenage girl has been found while emergency services searched 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). Following reports of a car, containing five people, entering the water.

This afternoon specialist dive teams recovered the body. Searches continue for the male who is unaccounted for 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.

North Brink is likely to remain closed for the remainder of the day. Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

Anyone with information should use reference incident 515 of March 17and report it through the force website. Anyone without internet access should call 101.