Body found in search for missing Padiham man
The discovery was made yesterday
Police searching for missing Peter Beason say they have found a body.
They have been searching since March, after he went missing from Padiham.
Officers say the body of a man has been located in a wooded area off Grove Lane, Padiham, around 1pm yesterday.
Formal identification has yet to take place, but they believe it is that of Mr Beason.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner.