The statue of Edward Colston has been removed from Bristol harbour by Bristol City Council.
The controversial statue was torn down by protesters during marches for the Black Lives Matter movement which have broken out in the wake of African American George Floyd's death.
Mr Floyd was killed when he was pinned down by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest on May 25.
During protests on June 7, the statue of the prominent former slave trader in the city centre was pulled down and rolled into the harbour.
The move sparked a wave of calls for statues to be removed or street names to be changed across the UK, including Liverpool.
Today, Bristol City Council confirmed on social media that the statue has been retrieved from the harbour.
On Twitter, the council said: "Early this morning we retrieved the statue of Colston from Bristol Harbour. It is being taken to a secure location before later forming part of our museums collection.
"As we run a working harbour, the statue needed to be removed. Thank you to @HarbMasterBris and @bristolmuseum and the salvage crew for assisting us."
The protesters actions received a mixed response and many prominent statues across the nation will now be reviewed.
In Liverpool, hundreds of people have signed a petition to Mayor Joe Anderson amid calls to remove a controversial statue in Sefton Park.
A monument to Christopher Columbus has stood outside the famous Palm House for decades but now many hope it can be removed.
Bristol's Mayor, Marvin Rees, has said what goes next on the now empty plinth will be decided democratically by Bristol’s citizens.
