Police searching for a young man who went missing from Lancaster have found a body in Bristol.
Lancashire Constabulary had appealed for help to find missing man Carl Whiteside, but in an update today (Saturday, April 23) confirmed that officers in Bristol had made the discovery. A formal identification has not place but police say the body is believed to be Carl, Lancs Live reports.
Carl, 26, had been missing since early on Wednesday morning and police had said they were increasingly concerned about him. The update was given on Saturday afternoon as police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.
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A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “Yesterday we appealed for help to find missing Carl Whiteside and we are very sorry to have to tell you that colleagues at Avon and Somerset Police who were helping in that search have sadly found a body in Bristol.
“While he has not yet been formally identified, we believe that the body is that of Carl, 26, from Lancaster. His family have been informed and are thoughts are with them at this time.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who shared and supported our previous appeal in our search to find Carl."
The force has not yet provided any further information about the circumstances, nor the location of the development in Bristol.
