THE body of a man has been pulled out of the River Tone at the Obridge Viaduct, in Taunton.

Police, who were called to the scene at around 5.45pm yesterday (Wednesday), say an investigation is ongoing to try to identify the dead man.

A spokeswoman said: “It is being treated as a sudden death and not suspicious.

“The matter has been referred to the Coroner.”

*In an incident earlier in the day, Charlotte Hann and two men helped pull a man out of the River Tone outside Morrison.

Charlotte is keen to contact the two heroes - e-mail us on phil.hill@countygazette.co.uk or call 01823-365100 and we'll put you in touch.