THE body of a man who fell from a bridge two weeks ago has been pulled from the River Tyne.

Tony Dockerty, 25, from Throckley, Newcastle, was last seen on the Swing Bridge, in Newcastle, at 2am on November 28.

A police helicopter and marine patrol unit were involved in the search for Mr Dockerty, who had a three-year-old daughter, and detectives made several appeals to the public.

Police said he was involved in an incident on the bridge after he and friends left the Tuxedo Princess floating nightclub, on Gateshead Quayside.

Three men have been arrested and were bailed in connection with what detectives called a suspicious incident.

An inquest will be held in due course.