FOI reference: FOI-2025-2716
You asked
Could you tell me how many bodies have been found in the River Nene Wisbech since 2020?
We said
Thank you for your request.
We are responsible for the production of mortality statistics for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration.
Deaths due to accidents are certified by a coroner who determines the causes of death following an inquest, based on all the available evidence. It is unusual for wider contextual factors such as name of a body of water to be recorded on the death certificate, therefore we do not hold that information.
We can tell you that between 2020 and 2024, there are 689 deaths registered where people have drowned in or after falling into natural water such as lakes and rivers. None of these deaths have been in the postcode district of PE13 where Wisbech is situated.
As these deaths are referred to coroners, we are still in the data collection process for deaths registered in 2025. Therefore, we do not hold these data.