Three kayakers found dead in a Northumberland river following a major search and rescue operation were all from the same family, police have revealed.
The RAF, Coastguard and the police Marine Unit joined other emergency services in the hunt for the trio on the River Tyne near Riding Mill after they failed to return home last night.
Two were brothers, aged 41 and 40, and the third was their cousin, aged 36, all from South Shields, South Tyneside.
The alarm was raised at 11pm on Sunday night when the three failed to return home.
The area of the Tyne around Riding Mill, about 15 miles (23km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne, was being searched
Riding Mill pumping station on the River Tyne Police said the first body was recovered from the river by an RAF helicopter just after 5am and a second body just over an hour later in the Corbridge area.
Two vehicles driven by the missing men were located by searchers overnight.
One was found at Tyne Green, near to Hexham Rowing Club just after 1am and the other, a few hours later, at Wylam railway station car park.
Two kayaks have also been recovered from the group, who were from the South Shields area of South Tyneside.
A kayak was seen near the weir at Riding Mill, Northumberland Another green kayak has been seen close to a weir at Riding Mill.
Chief Superintendent Gordon Milward said the conditions on the Tyne yesterday were "challenging" after heavy rain over the weekend.
"The weather was unpredictable, in terms of some very heavy showers and the river was higher than usual and fast-flowing," he said.
"They would be challenging conditions for anybody who decided to go into the water."
He added: "There is a considerable length of the river we need to search. We need to do so speedily, properly and thoroughly and make sure no nook and cranny is missed.
"It's about that balance between speed and thoroughness."
Police said if anyone saw anything they believe would help with their search, they should get in touch.
Formal identification of the two bodes is yet to take place and searches are continuing.
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