Man dies in River Dee say police

North Wales Police has confirmed that they were alerted by the Welsh Ambulance Service to an incident which occurred at 2.51pm yesterday (Sunday) on the River Dee in the Newbridge area near Wrexham.

Police say a 31-year-old man local to the area was taken ill in the river and despite best efforts was pronounced dead at the scene.

They say it is too early to speculate what caused his death but it is not believed that there any suspicious circumstances.

His family and next of kin have been informed, as has the coroner.

* The Daily Post has an update on this story, at: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-emergency-services-wrexham-incident-12933489