An elderly woman has died following an incident in the River Tees at Barnard Castle.

Police, fire, ambulance, and mountain rescue crews were called to County Bridge on Saturday (December 6) after the woman was seen entering the river just after 11.35pm.

A major search was launched - but tragically, the woman was pronounced dead after being recovered from the water near the River View Leisure Park.

Durham Police has confirmed that her family have since been informed and her death is not being treated as suspicious. A file will now be prepared for the coroner.

The incident on Saturday evening sparked a large-scale emergency service response, with witnesses reporting seeing the 999 activity near Egglestone Abbey Bridge.

A video taken from the scene also showed a helicopter hovering above

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