South Yorkshire Police call off search for missing man following discovery of body

By Claire Lewis
Published 18th Apr 2022, 10:40 BST
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A police search for a missing South Yorkshire man has been called off this morning following the discovery of a body.

Officers mounted a search for the 55-year-old, named only as Mark, after he vanished in the Platts Common area of Hoyland, Barnsley, at around 6pm yesterday.

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Mark, who was a wheelchair user, was believed to have been heading towards Wombwell at the time.

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A search for a missing man in Barnsley has ended following the discovery of a bodyA search for a missing man in Barnsley has ended following the discovery of a body
A search for a missing man in Barnsley has ended following the discovery of a body

Earlier today, South Yorkshire Police said: “We are sorry to share that officers searching for Mark, 55, from Barnsley, have found a body.”

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The force added: “No formal identification has yet taken place but we do believe it to be that of Mark. His family has been informed.”