A man's body has been found in a river in Saltney over the weekend.

A spokesman for North Wales Police confirmed they were called to an incident near the Saltney Ferry bridge about 1.30pm on Sunday.

Flint Coastguard and Rescue Team also attended the scene along with Crime Scene Investigators and the ambulance service.

The body has been identified and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called yesterday (Sunday) at approximately 1.45pm to an incident near Saltney Ferry Bridge, Chester. 

"We responded with two emergency ambulances, where a male patient was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital.”