Body found in River Medway at Allington
Published: 15:48, 15 October 2009
Updated: 16:04, 15 October 2009
A body has been found in the River Medway.
Police were called to the riverside, at the back of the Malta Inn at about 11.30am today.
A member of staff from the Environment Agency, which is based at Allington Lock, said he had seen about 12 police officers in the area.
He said: “The body was reported by a member of the public and then I secured the site.
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“The body was recovered by the police marine section.
“It was between Allington Lock and Allington Marina.”
He said he believed it could have been a man who owned a boat on the river.
A staff member at the Malta Inn said they were unaware that anything had happened.
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