Police find body of missing man
9:16am Saturday 17th May 2008
A BODY found in woodland near South Molton has been identified as that of a 24 year-old man missing for two days.
Search and rescue teams began looking for Jez Bowden, who had been known to hitchhike, after he vanished from the South Molton area on Thursday.
His body was found at around 4.30pm yesterday (Friday).
Police officers, community support officers and the Exmoor Rescue Group had all been involved in the search.
Officers are carrying out ongoing enquiries into the circumstances his death and his family has been told.
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