UPDATE | Missing person, Ilfracombe

On July 29 police responded to reports of a body in the water near to Mortehoe, North Devon.

Emergency services attended and recovered the body.

Subsequent identification procedures have identified the body as being that of missing 59-year-old Michael Smith from Ilfracombe.

Michael’s family have been informed of the sad news and our thoughts are with them.

At this time the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.