A body discovered in Spain is believed to be that of a missing British man, John George, who vanished before Christmas. His family, who had been assisting in the search, received confirmation from Spanish police. A murder investigation has been launched.
A body has been found in Spain for a missing Brit who vanished before Christmas. Dad-of-two John George, from Belfast, was last in contact with his family on December 14 and was due to fly home to Northern Ireland on December 18 but failed to board his flight. His family have been in the Alicante region since last month assisting with the major search.
Parents Billy and Sharon, brother Darren, and sisters Courtney and Caitlin - along with up to 50 friends and wider family from Northern Ireland - were involved in the wide-scale operation. The family of the missing dad then received a call from the Cuerpo de la Guardia Civil just before 5pm UK time on Tuesday (January 7) saying they had located a body, BelfastLive reports. Formal identification has yet to take place with Mr George's father taking to social media to inform those following the case that he will confirm if the body is that of John George, 37, as soon as he has been identified. The family have since thanked the public for their help in the search, with a solicitor for the family announcing a murder investigation had been launched in connection with the incident. A statement issued by the family's solicitor Kevin Winters said: 'We can confirm the father of Mr George contacted us today shortly after 5 pm to confirm Spanish police told him they had recovered his sons remains. 'Mr Billy George was told that his sons body was now in a morgue awaiting formal identification. The family are both distressed but also relieved at this latest news. 'It brings to an end an extremely tortuous search process for the body. The family want to thank all who have helped and supported them over the last number of days. 'They now now respectfully ask for some privacy to allow them both time and space to engage on the next harrowing stages on what is now a formalised murder investigatio
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