Body found in Scarborough is confirmed by coroner as missing man Pete Brown, of Whitby

A body found in Scarborough has been confirmed as missing Whitby man Peter Brown.

A coroner has confirmed the tragic news following the discovery of a body on Thursday January 21 by British Transport Police in some overgrowth, near to train lines in the Seamer Road area of Scarborough.

Pete Brown was last seen in May 2019.placeholder image
Pete Brown was last seen in May 2019.

The father-of-two was last seen at Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough on May 8 2019.

Efforts to find him included his friends setting up a Facebook group which hundreds of people joined, and an online fundraiser which collected almost £5,000.

Police say his family have asked for their privacy to be respected.

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