Pair arrested after body found in River Lea
A man and a woman have been arrested following the discovery of a man's body in a Hertfordshire river.
Police discovered the body on Wednesday afternoon while searching the River Lea in Ware for missing man Daniel Cockman, 31, of Gladstone Road, Ware.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene but formal identification of his body has yet to be carried out.
Police said a 40-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both from Ware, had been arrested and were in custody.
Police received calls at about 2235 BST on Tuesday from members of the public in the Broadmeads area, reporting a man believed to be in the river and shouting for help.
Officers began searching the area with help from the force helicopter and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Thames Valley Police divers joined the search for Mr Cockman on Wednesday and a body was found at about 1415 BST.
Det Ch Insp Peter Fulham said: "The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit is now investigating the circumstances surrounding Daniel's disappearance."
He said officers were keen to establish Mr Cockman's movements on Tuesday evening and urged anyone with any information or who witnessed any activity by the River Lea on Tuesday evening to contact the incident room.