A BODY has been recovered after police divers were searching for a man spotted in distress in the River Avon in Bristol this morning.

The body of a man, which was located near The Aqua restaurant on Welsh Back at around 12.30pm, is yet to be identified.

Police had received reports in the early hours of this morning about a man in difficulty in the water.

Police are yet to establish the circumstances of how the man came to be in the river.

If anyone has any information that could assist in their enquiries, they are asked to call 101 immediately.