Body found in search for missing kayaker Grant Broster
The 56-year-old went missing after his kayak overturned in high water in the River Wey following Storm Katie
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Your support makes all the difference.A body has been found in the search for a missing kayaker who disappeared two weeks ago after capsizing into a swollen river.
Police believe the body, found near the Waterside Centre, Guildford just after 6pm on Monday, is that of 56-year-old Grant Broster.
A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: “Although formal identification has not yet taken place Mr Broster’s family have been notified.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Mr Broster at this difficult time.”
Police have cordoned off a towpath next to the River Wey after emergency services were called to the scene.
Firefighters and paramedics assisted officers in the search before a body was pulled from the water.
Mr Broster was paddling in his family’s kayak on 28 March when he capsized in front of his son
His son went into the water to help him and was eventually pulled to safety, but Mr Broster was swept away
Witnesses said the kayak had been “dragged around like a bottle very fast”.
The river, which runs through the centre of Guildford, was in flood at the time following Storm Katie.
The Environment Agency had issued a flood warning for the river after it was swollen by the storm and the Wey Kayak club had posted a warning over social media that the river was “dangerous” at that time.
Additional reporting by Press Association
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