Man, 46, dies following incident at Llangollen bridge, say police

North Wales Police have this afternoon given details of the incident which closed Llangollen bridge for a short period last Friday evening.

In an official statement they say: "At 8.16pm on Friday 11th July, police officers responded to the bridge on Castle Street, Llangollen following witnesses reporting seeing a man jump from the bridge. Following searches conducted in the river, a 46-year-old man was located and conveyed to hospital in Wrexham, where he later sadly passed away.

"The man's family and the Coroner have been informed, and the circumstances are still being investigated. Our thoughts are with the individual's family and friends at this time, and I would like to thank officers, our emergency service partners, and the assisting public for their response to this incident.

"As a policing team, we are aware of safety concerns locally regarding diving off the bridge, and whilst this is not a criminal offence, we will continue to work with Denbighshire County Council, Llangollen Town Council, and other partners to highlight the dangers to the general public, and officers will continue to advise and warn individuals intending to jump from the bridge of the dangers of doing so."