Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Police searching for missing York man find body in river

POLICE divers searching for a missing York man have found a body in the Ouse.

Divers searching the river discovered the body, which has not yet been formally identified, near Skeldergate Bridge at 11.45am today.

Lee Calam, 35, of Queen Victoria Street in South Bank, was last seen in Bishophill over a week ago.

He had missed a number of appointments since he was last seen on March 8.

A spokesman from North Yorkshire Police said: “Police investigating the disappearance of York man, Lee Calam, recovered a body from the River Ouse near to Skeldergate Bridge at 11.45am today. Searches of the river were carried out by officers from the Underwater Search Unit from West Yorkshire Police.

“Formal identification has yet to take place and it is too early to release any further information.”

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