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A body has been found at a marina.
Police confirmed the discovery was made this afternoon near the Medway Bridge Marina, in Manor Lane, Borstal.
It comes after a week long search for Billy Angell involving a police helicopter and a marine search unit that was trawling the river.
Body found near the Medway Bridge Marina
The 32-year-old fell from the M2 Bridge in Rochester at around 11pm on Wednesday, July 31.
Mr Angell's family have been told a body has been found, but a formal identification has not yet taken place.
Ahead of a group search to find him, his brother and sister Holly and Charlie paid a loving tribute.
Holly said: "The man that jumped from this bridge in the early hours on August 1, was more than a jumper, he was my brother, the most caring, kind, soft-hearted soul you could come across.
Mr Angell fell from the bridge not far from Borstal village
"Unfortunately, he had the world on his shoulders and felt like this was his only way out.
"I want to take a moment to thank each and every person who has taken their time and are still giving up their time to search for my brother's body.
"And to the person that does eventually find him I want to say 'sorry, sorry that you have to witness that'.
"But I also want to say 'thank you', because the day my brother's body is found is the day we may just come out of this nightmare of being in limbo and be able to feel some comfort knowing he is no longer lost on his own in cold, murky, lonely water.”
They earlier made a heartfelt plea as efforts were being stepped up to find him.
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