June 19, 2018 11.01 am This story is over 69 months old

Body found in ditch confirmed as missing man

A coroner’s inquest will open in due course

The body found in Hobhole Drain near Sibsey has been formally identified as missing man Anthony Warner.

As previously reported, police found a body in the drain just before 10am on Monday, June 11. A vehicle was also found in the water.

Anthony’s body was found after a wide-scale search

Anthony, 34, went missing on June 7 after he left his home in Wrangle.

After the body was formally identified Anthony’s family were informed and the coroner will open an inquest in due course as police enquiries are ongoing.

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or by emailing [email protected] quoting incident number 96 of June 18.