POLICE have confirmed a 22-year-old man has sadly died following an incident this morning.

Officers were called by members of the public shortly before 5.30am, today following reports of concern for the safety of a man.

Clothing was discovered on the Orwell Bridge but police were not able to trace a person, so multi-agency searches commenced involving police, paramedics, Suffolk Fire and Rescue and the coastguard.

Following these searches, the body of a 22-year-old man was recovered from the River Orwell shortly after 7.40am.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Next of kin have been made aware and a file is being prepared for the coroner.