Body found in search for missing man from Canterbury

The discovery was made in Fordwich yesterday afternoon

Author: Jon BurkePublished 30th Oct 2024

It's believed the body of a man missing from Canterbury has been found.

Shortly before 4pm yesterday (Tuesday 29 October), Kent Police was called to a report that a man's body had been found in Fordwich.

Officers attended and a man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

While formal identification has not yet taken place, the family of a missing 53 year old man from Canterbury, who was last seen in the city on Thursday 17 October, has been informed.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner.

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