Breaking news: Body believed to be that of missing man
Police at the scene where a body was found on a farm at North Lane in Foxton. (Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001398-19)
A BODY discovered in a pond on farmland near Foxton is believed to be that of missing man Stuart Taylor, police have said this afternoon (Monday).
The body was found at about 12.20pm yesterday (Sunday, February 19) in a pond on the A & B Turney pig farm in North Lane, Foxton, about 500 metres from the canal.
A statement issued by police at 4.30pm today (Monday, February 20, said: “Police believe the body of a man that was found in Foxton yesterday afternoon is that of missing man Stuart Taylor.
“Officers were called at around 12.20pm on Sunday February 19, by a man who reported seeing what he believed to be the body of a man in a pond.
“The body has been recovered from the water and officers have carried out further enquiries in the area.
“Stuart Taylor was last seen at around 1.30pm on Tuesday, December 13 in Market Harborough. He was reported missing a short while later.
“A file will now be prepared for the coroner, who will also confirm formal identification.”
The spot is close to areas and waterways searched by police a few weeks ago in their attempts to trace Mr Taylor.
Mr Taylor, who has strong links to the Harborough area, had been living in Grantham with his partner Lorraine Templeton but disappeared on Tuesday, December 13.
Although there have been a number of reported sightings of him, including in the Foxton area, the last confirmed sighting was in Harborough the day after his disappearance.
Miss Templeton spent days handing out missing posters and leaflets in the area, including around Foxton Locks, an area which Mr Taylor used to enjoy visiting.
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