Body found at cliffs near Whitby in search for missing man

A body has been found in the search for a missing man from Leyburn, North Yorkshire Police say.
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Officers searching for 41-year-old Andrew Neil Clark found his body on cliffs near the lighthouse at Hawsker, Whitby on Monday afternoon.

Mr Clark was reported missing on Friday, March 6 at around 1pm after he was last seen leaving Leyburn in a silver Kia Ceed.

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The car was later found on Sunday morning at Saltwick Nab, near Whitby.

Police searching for a missing man in North Yorkshire have found a body at cliffs near to Whitby.Police searching for a missing man in North Yorkshire have found a body at cliffs near to Whitby.
Police searching for a missing man in North Yorkshire have found a body at cliffs near to Whitby.

CCTV footage from the Friday afternoon showed Mr Clark at a garage on Guisborough Road in Whitby.

A police spokesman said today (Tuesday): "The body of Mr Clark was found yesterday afternoon (Monday 9 March 2020) on cliffs near the lighthouse at Hawsker, Whitby."