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The body of a man found in a clay pit in Cornwall has been identified as that of man missing since 2007.

Mr Nicolas Prouse was reported missing from his home in St Dennis, Cornwall, on 30 November 2007. An extensive missing person enquiry was undertaken at the time but he was never located. No reason for his disappearance was ever established.

A member of the public contacted...

Police have identified the man who was found on Perranporth Beach on Tuesday 25 February as a result of the public appeal.

Following formal identification on Wednesday 5 March, the man can now be named as Alan Eric Jeal, 64, from Wadebridge. His next of kin have been informed.

Two callers, including family members, rang police giving Alan’s name after seeing the artist’s...

Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Perranporth, Cornwall, have released an artist’s impression of the man they are trying to identify.

A member of the public discovered the man’s body on the beach near the Watering Hole bar at around 2pm on Tuesday 25 February.

He is described as white, aged 50-70, of thin build, 5ft 5ins to 5ft 7ins, with white receding hair which...

Update: Monday 3 March:

Detectives have released two more images in the hope they will help identify a man whose body was washed ashore on Perranporth beach.

A black and white woolly hat and a rucksack were both found on Perranporth Beach on the same day as the body.

The rucksack is described as blue/grey on the front and black/blue on the back. It has dark green...

Police in Cornwall are appealing for information from the public to help identify a man whose body was washed ashore on Perranporth beach.

A member of the public discovered the man’s body on the beach near to the Watering Hole bar around 2pm yesterday (25 February).

Police are conducting enquiries to establish the man’s identity and the circumstances surrounding his death which...

A woman has died after entering the sea in Croyde, North Devon, despite best efforts by emergency services, including the police, HM Coastguard and the RNLI.

The coastguard were called at around 11.24am on 31 December 2013 after receiving reports that a woman had been swept out to sea at Croyde Bay, Braunton.

Despite search attempts by the coastguard helicopter and lifeboat...

A body discovered by police has been identified as missing Chudleigh man Mike Vincent.

Police confirmed the identification of the deceased man on Wednesday 6 November, following the discovery of the body on Sunday morning (3 November) at around 11am.

The news follows an appeal by police over the weekend to help trace Mr Vincent, who was 64 and had been missing from Chudleigh,...

Police discovered the body of a woman at Kes Tor on Dartmoor near Chagford at around 10.50pm yesterday (2 May).

The deceased is thought to be a woman in her 40s from the Chagford area.

Next of kin have been informed, and although formal identification has not yet taken place it is likely that the woman is Fay Charters who was reported missing in the area last night.

The...

Devon and Cornwall Police report that the body of a man has been found in the back of a van in Plymstock.

Police received a call from ambulance staff at around 4.15pm on Monday 8 April with a report that a deceased man had been located in the back of a van parked on Radford Park Road.

At this time the death is being treated as unexplained and detectives are awaiting the results...