(CNN) -- The owner of the Segway company has died, apparently in an accident involving one of his upright two-wheeled vehicles, police in England said Monday.
The body of James Heselden, 62, was pulled from the River Wharfe in northern England on Sunday, police said.
A Segway-type vehicle was recovered from the river, police said.
The incident is not thought to be suspicious, police said.
Heselden's ****** said in a statement that "there is absolutely nothing to suggest it was anything other than a tragic accident.
"Our ****** has been left devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of a much-loved ****** and husband," the ****** said. "The exact circumstances of the accident are still being clarified and will, of course, be the subject of an inquest."
Heselden was the chairman of Hesco Bastion, a company that manufactures protective walls used by military troops. He also owned Segway Inc.
Hesco Bastion confirmed "with great sadness" that Heselden had died "in a tragic accident near his home."
It hailed his charitable work, saying that a donation of 10 million British pounds (nearly $16 million) to a local foundation earlier this month raised his lifetime charitable giving to 23 million pounds (over $36 million).
The British veterans' charity Help for Heroes was another beneficiary of his donations, the company statement said.
