A body has been located during searches for a missing man in Newquay.

The body of a man was found in the Porth area this morning.

The police and Coastguard have been carrying out searches in the Porth and Trevelgue Headland areas since last night after Gregory, aged 65, was reported missing.

He was last seen when he left home to go fishing at Porth Beach on Tuesday, September 16, at around 8am. Formal identification is yet to take place but the family of Gregory have been informed of this development.

A police spokesperson said: “The body of a man has been located during searches for a missing man in the Porth area this morning.

“Formal identification is yet to take place but the family of Gregory, 65, have been informed of this development.”