A body has been found in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce who went missing after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river.

A body has been discovered in the River Aln after the former England rugby star tried to cross the water in his 4x4 pickup

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is believed to have died after going into a river in his car, local authorities have said.

Police searching for missing ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river - His Toyota Hilux was recovered downstream from Abberwick Ford on the River Aln outside Alnwick, Northumberland.

The rugby union community has rallied around the family of missing former England wing Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after apparently trying to cross a flood-swollen river in his car during Storm Darragh.

Police in northeast England say former England rugby international Tom Voyce is missing and feared dead after his car was recovered from a flood-swollen river.

Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is believed by police to have died after going missing in a flood-affected area during Storm Darragh.

A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce. The 43-year-old was feared dead after his empty 4x4 was recovered from the River Aln, near Alnwick, Northumberland, which he had been trying to cross using a ford during Storm Darragh.

The storm brought severe weather to the UK from the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting a number of flood warnings. Mr Voyce, from Truro, Cornwall, played for England from 2001 until 2006, before retiring from rugby in 2013.

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is missing near the town of Alnwick, the Northumbria Police said on Tuesday, with authorities fearing he may have died after they found his car in a river.