Body found in search for missing Samuel Smith

Police searching for a man missing in North Yorkshire have confirmed they have found a body.

Samuel Smith, 66, was last seen at the entrance of the Tarn House Holiday Park in Skipton on 2 March.

North Yorkshire Police said although formal identification had yet to take place, his family had been informed of the discovery.

"Our thoughts remain with them during this difficult time," a spokesperson said.

Smith, from Colne in Lancashire, was last seen on CCTV at the entrance to the holiday park, where he had stayed as a child, on the afternoon of 2 March.

A search organised by his daughters Zarah and Charlotte took place there over the weekend.

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