Emergency services were called to Crookes Valley Park at around 7.31pm last night (Sunday 18 July), after receiving calls that a man had got in to difficulty in the water.
Sadly the underwater search team discovered a body of a man, aged in his 20s, just before midnight.
The death is being treated as non-suspicious and will be passed to the coroner.
Formal identification has not yet taken place.
Support for Rotherham's most vulnerable
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has laid out how it will support the borough's most vulnerable people for the 2025/26 financial year.
Another arrest made in modern slavery investigation
A seventh arrest has been made in Sheffield as part of an ongoing investigation into modern slavery and sexual exploitation.
Flood defence work to start in April
The Environment Agency is set to begin essential works to replace the flood gate, known as the Canklow Regulator, on the River Rother.
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