A 22-year-old man’s body has been recovered from a river after it was reported he got into difficulty in the water during the heatwave, police said. Brody Leach’s body was recovered from the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the early hours of Saturday morning, West Mercia Police said.

He had been last seen on Friday, police said, when he entered the river. It was then "reported he got into difficulty in the water", the force said. His death is not being treated as suspicious, the force added. West Mercia Police's statement added: "Brody has been formally identified by his family and his next of kin have been made aware.

"Our thoughts are with them, and we ask that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.

"The area around the riverside where searches were taking place, has now reopened. Reassurance patrols will continue in the area today."

This tragic update comes after, on Wednesday, a 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at Aberavon beach after getting into difficulty while swimming in the sea off the south coast of Wales.

This week, the UK has been in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave.

For three days in a row, the Met Office said the record for the hottest June day had been broken, with a provisional temperature of 37.3C recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, on Friday.

It surpassed the high of 36.7C recorded in Merryfield, Somerset, on Thursday.

During the May heatwave, at least 15 people, the majority of whom were children, drowned while swimming in open water.

It prompted widespread warnings about the dangers of swimming in open water, which is often much colder than expected and can cause cold water shock syndrome that can prove fatal.