Body found in search for missing man in Plymouth

59 year old Stuart Brown had been reported missing this week

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 24th Apr 2025

A body's been found by police searching for a missing man in Plymouth.

59 year old Stuart Brown has been reported as missing earlier this week.

His family's been informed about the discovery, but formal ID has yet to take place.

The death isn't being treated as suspicious.

But Devon and Cornwall Police is to make a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, due to prior contact the force had with the deceased.

A file is being prepared for Devon's coroner.

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