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Missing man's body found in river at beauty spot

Reimar Gaertner/Universal Images Group/Getty Scene at Bolton Abbey with the winding River Wharfe and stepping stones in foreground and the ruins of the 12th Century abbey in the backgroundReimar Gaertner/Universal Images Group/Getty
The body was found in the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey

A member of the public has found what is believed to be the body of a missing man in the river at a North Yorkshire beauty spot.

Police said the body, believed to be Anthony Smith, had been discovered in the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey.

Mr Smith, 44, from Essex, had not been seen since he left the Red Lion in Burnsall at 04:30 BST on Friday.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said there were no suspicious circumstances and Mr Smith's family had been informed.

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