The body of a missing driver has been found after a car plunged into a river in Cambridgeshire, killing a 16-year-old girl. 

Declan Berry, 18, from Wisbech, had been missing since a blue VW Polo went into the River Nene at North Brink, near Wisbech St Mary, on March 17. 

The teenager was driving the car which had four other young people inside, it is understood. 

Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, died after the vehicle entered the river, while three others – two females and one male – managed to escape from the car and were taken to hospital. 

Extensive searches were carried out across the river to find Mr Berry, with specialist teams including the police and fire service taking part. 

His heartbroken family and volunteers were also out everyday, hoping to lay the young man to rest.

Cambridgeshire Police today confirmed his body has been recovered from the water. 

Detective Inspector Craig Wheeler said: ‘Declan’s family have been notified, and I would ask that their privacy is respected during this horrendous time for them.

‘Our investigation into this absolutely tragic collision continues and I would urge anyone with any information about the collision to contact me.’

The body of missing driver, 18-year-old Declan Berry (pictured), has been found 

Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, died after the car she was in entered the River Nene near Wisbech 

Mr Berry is understood to have been driving the VW Polo when it entered the water 

In a moving tribute, Mr Berry’s older brother Connor described him as ‘full of life, and always joking’.

He said Mr Berry, who was set to join the army later this summer after taking part in a recruitment trial in Birmingham, had a great sense of humour, and like many of his friends, was into his cars.

Connor said his brother came from a hardworking family and worked alongside him in his garden services business.

He said joining the army would have seen Mr Berry ‘fulfilling his dream’.

Dozens of floral tributes have been left at the scene, where two girls aged 16 and an 18-year-old man managed to escape the vehicle. 

They were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Ms Bunn, who was found in the car, was described by her family as the ‘kindest, most loving girl’ in a tribute by her family.

Ms Bunn loved riding and had two horses called Daisy and Dolly 

Relatives of Mr Berry laid flowers at the side of the River Nene near the town of Wisbech St Mary

Her parents, Lisa and Dean, her brother Jay, sister Shelby and nephew Axl, said: ‘Eden was the kindest, most loving girl we could ever wish for. 

‘Her horses – Daisy and Dolly – were her world, and she was ours. Words cannot describe the tragedy that will stay with us until we are able to meet her again.’

The River Nene flows through four counties including Cambridgeshire, and sections of the water are tidal.

Cambridgeshire Police said miles of the river had been searched and are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the incident.