A government official in Jiangshan city, Zhejiang province, committed suicide by jumping into the Xu River on Tuesday. His body was retrieved after a 20-hour search, police said.

The 51-year-old male, surnamed Zhou, was seen jumping into the Xu River, a tributary of the Qiantang, from the city's rainbow bridge. Zhou was the director of the Jiangshan municipal Party committee office. Passers-by who witnessed the incident immediately called the police. Zhou's relatives said he suffered from depression.