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A former England rugby player named Tom Voyce went missing after his vehicle was pulled down by the water flow during the height of Storm Darragh. Abberwick Ford, located in Northumberland near Bolton, was where Voyce had attempted to cross. A search party was dispatched by Northumbria Police’s Marine Unit to the area, which resulted in the discovery of a body near Abberwick Mill. As of yet, the body hasn’t been formally identified, but next of kin was notified, and the search for Voyce continues.
Tom Voyce, an ex-England rugby international, had nine caps in total from 2001 to 2006, and he never came home after spending a night with friends from the previous Saturday. He played for a variety of well-known rugby clubs such as Wasps, Bath, and Gloucester, eventually retiring from the sport in 2013. Voyce worked at Investec bank before moving to Alnwick, where he has lived since 2020.
“It’s the most horrific news and all I would say at this juncture is that please let us all respect Tom’s family and their suffering right now and keep them in all our thoughts,” Lawrence Dallaglio, a Rugby World Cup winner said in a post on X. Matt Dawson played with Voyce at Wasps from 2004-06, and he expressed his deep sadness in a now-deleted tweet. Premiership Rugby has mentioned that it is “devastated” and is thinking of Voyce’s family.
Voyce’s house in Alnwick was searched by the authorities, and his family and friends helped during the search. Northumbria police, mountain rescue, and the national police air service all aided in the search for Voyce’s body, which was found by the Northumbria Police Marine Unit on Wednesday. The river flow and level were at a high level due to the heavy rain over the weekend, making the search even more difficult.
No third party involvement is suspected in Voyce’s death, according to the police. The carol service marketed to occur in Bolton Chapel, which happens to be near the search, was canceled on Wednesday because no one felt up to it, according to the Reverend Gill Lonsdale, who said, “Nobody really has the heart to gather and sing carols, so it felt the right decision not to hold the event this year.
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