THE search for a woman believed to have gone into the River Teifi at Cardigan was abandoned at 5pm last night.

Dyfed-Powys Police say they now doubt if anyone did fall into the water at Cardigan Bridge after a major operation was launched at about 1.15pm on Sunday.

RNLI lifeboats, Coastguard teams, specialist firefighters and a search and rescue helicopter helped in what police described as a “thorough and methodical search”.

Officers said they have not received any reports of missing people in the area.

A spokesperson said “nothing suspicious” had been found in the search of the waters between Cardigan Bridge and the mouth of the estuary.

“No further information or evidence has come to light, and we are content that we have exhausted all possibilities in respect of searching the river,” said Chief Insp Peter Roderick.