Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Body recovered from water near Diamond Bridge in Aberdeen Gordon Brae was closed both ways as police carried out inquiries on Tuesday afternoon. By Ross Hempseed July 16 2024, 3:20 pm July 16 2024, 3:20 pm Share Body recovered from water near Diamond Bridge in Aberdeen Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6536466/body-recovered-river-don-near-diamond-bridge-aberdeen/ Copy Link Water rescue units on scene. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson. A body has been recovered from the River Don near Diamond Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were on scene at Tillydrone after receiving reports of a “concern for person”. Police, fire and ambulance were in attendance at Gordon Brae, near the bridge which crosses the River Don, at around 2.10pm. A fire spokesperson confirmed their attendance, with two appliances and a water rescue unit on the scene. Police and fire crews at Diamond Bridge. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson. Coastguard rescue teams from Aberdeen and Cruden Bay were also dispatched to the scene but left around 3.30pm. Police have confirmed that a body has been recovered from the river. A spokesperson said: “Around 2.10pm on Tuesday, July 16, we received a report of a concern for person in the Gordon Mills Road area of Aberdeen. “Emergency services attended and a body was recovered from the water. “Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.” Gordon Brae and Diamond Bridge have since reopened to traffic.
