The search Cardigan’s River Teifi has been abandoned after police confirmed there were doubts that initial reports of woman seen going into the water on Sunday were correct.

A major search and rescue operation was launched at 1.15pm on Sunday when it was thought a woman had gone into the river at Cardigan Bridge.

RNLI lifeboats, Coastguard teams, specialist firefighters and a search and rescue helicopter have spent the past three days carrying out a "thorough and methodical search" of the river without success.

A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said there had been no reports of missing people in the area.

The spokesperson said "nothing suspicious" had been found after a search between the 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.

"As such we have therefore stood specialist resources down, these including the marine unit, victim recovery dogs and police divers."

Officers have appealed for information "relating to the sighting of a female or person" on Cardigan Bridge at around 1pm on Sunday.