A weir where two canoeists drowned can prove "very, very difficult to get out of", a paddlesport expert has said. The bodies of two women were pulled from the River Great Ouse on Sunday following ...

An amateur boater has recalled the time he and his schoolfriend almost drowned in the River Great Ouse - and said it was ... he's never ventured near the weir again while out canoeing.

OUR archive photo today takes us back more than 100 years and shows people enjoying a leisure trip on the Ouse. The boat in the photo is The River King ... Naburn Lock and Weir, referred to ...

Neighbours Sarah Waller, 56, and Laura Pottinger, 52, from Bedford were canoeing on the River Ouse when they got into trouble. Emergency services were called to the Weir embankment in Water Lane ...

Bedfordshire Police said officers were called in the morning to the scene at a weir on the Great Ouse. The force has since confirmed that two bodies were tragically found in a search of the river.

Two women who died after getting into difficulty at a weir on the River Ouse have been pictured. Sarah Waller, 56, and Laura Pottinger, 52, were canoeing in Kempston, Bedfordshire, on April 16 ...

The two women got into difficulty on the River Ouse in Kempston, Bedfordshire at around 10.50am on April 16. Emergency services were called to the Weir embankment in Water Lane and shortly after ...

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Two people have been found dead after reports of canoeists getting into difficulty in the River Great Ouse at the weekend ... female struggling at the weir embankment, off Water Lane, Kempston ...

Bedfordshire Police were called to the scene at a weir on the Great Ouse. The police have confirmed that, after searching the river, two bodies were tragically found. A spokesperson said ...