Wife of ex-England rugby player Tom Voyce says she is ‘devastated and heartbroken’ by his death | UK News

The wife of former England rugby player Tom Voyce has said she is “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” by his death.

Anna Voyce paid tribute to the 43-year-old after his body was found on Thursday.

The former international went missing on Saturday after attempting to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland.

Mrs Voyce said: “Absolutely devastated and heartbroken doesn’t even describe how we feel.

“My main focus now is our son Oscar having done what he asked, ‘find Daddy’.”

She added: “Oscar is immensely proud of his Daddy and he was the best father and role model that Oscar could have asked for.

“Tom was proud, and cherished, his rugby memories and as an adopted ‘Northumbrian’ local he leaves a hole in so many of our hearts.”

It came as police confirmed on Friday that his body had been formally identified.

Officers previously said they believed Mr Voyce had been trying to cross Abberwick Ford, about three miles from Alnwick, when his car was pulled along with the current of the River Aln during the recent Storm Darragh.

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