Body found in search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce
Body found in search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce
FILE - Tom Voyce of Wasps, center, is tackled by Perpignan’s Gavin Hume, right, as Perpignan’s David Marty looks on, left, during their European Rugby Cup match in Perpignan, southwestern France, Oct. 28 2006. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda, file)
FILE - England’s Tom Voyce completes a try despite a tackle from Argentina’s Luccio Lopez Fleming during Churchill Cup Final rugby action in Edmonton, June 26, 2005. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press via AP, file)
Members of a search and rescue team conduct a search operation at Abberwick Ford on the River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England for former England rugby player Tom Voyce who is missing, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Members of a search and rescue team arrive at River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England where former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is missing, apparently attempted to drive across a section of the river, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
FILE - Tom Voyce of Wasps, center, is tackled by Perpignan’s Gavin Hume, right, as Perpignan’s David Marty looks on, left, during their European Rugby Cup match in Perpignan, southwestern France, Oct. 28 2006. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda, file)
FILE - Tom Voyce of Wasps, center, is tackled by Perpignan’s Gavin Hume, right, as Perpignan’s David Marty looks on, left, during their European Rugby Cup match in Perpignan, southwestern France, Oct. 28 2006. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda, file)
FILE - England’s Tom Voyce completes a try despite a tackle from Argentina’s Luccio Lopez Fleming during Churchill Cup Final rugby action in Edmonton, June 26, 2005. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press via AP, file)
FILE - England’s Tom Voyce completes a try despite a tackle from Argentina’s Luccio Lopez Fleming during Churchill Cup Final rugby action in Edmonton, June 26, 2005. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press via AP, file)
Members of a search and rescue team conduct a search operation at Abberwick Ford on the River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England for former England rugby player Tom Voyce who is missing, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Members of a search and rescue team conduct a search operation at Abberwick Ford on the River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England for former England rugby player Tom Voyce who is missing, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Members of a search and rescue team arrive at River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England where former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is missing, apparently attempted to drive across a section of the river, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Members of a search and rescue team arrive at River Aln near Alnwick, north of Newcastle, England where former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is missing, apparently attempted to drive across a section of the river, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
ALNWICK, England (AP) — A body was found Thursday in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river.
Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old Voyce attempted to drive across a section of the River Aln near Alnwick, a town about 30 miles north of Newcastle, when his car was caught in the current. A search began on Sunday.
“A body has today sadly been found in the search for Tom Voyce,” police said in a statement.
The river level was high from Storm Darragh last weekend. Police said Tuesday that Voyce was swept away and feared dead.
Voyce had not returned home from being out with friends on Saturday night.
“Extensive searches were subsequently carried out with a range of partners. Tom’s family and friends were also involved in the search,” the police statement said. “Formal identification is yet to take place but Tom’s next of kin have been notified and are currently being supported by officers.”
Voyce, who played wing, won nine caps for England from 2001 to 2006. He played for Wasps from 2003 to 2009, winning European and domestic titles. He also played for Bath and Gloucester, making 220 Premiership appearances before retiring in May 2013.
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