Overview
- Searches continued Tuesday under Redheugh Bridge for a man who entered the River Tyne after a reported disturbance late Friday.
- Police arrested a 48-year-old woman, questioned her on suspicion of murder, then released her on bail.
- Northumbria Police’s Marine Unit and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue specialist teams have led extensive water searches.
- Detectives appealed for witnesses and asked drivers for dashcam footage from the busy city-centre route, quoting reference NP-20260410-1079.
- The man has not been found and officers have informed his next of kin.