Family confirm body in river is missing Ben

Flowers have been laid close to where the body of Ben Clarkson was found.

He had been missing for several weeks before being found in the River Foss in York.

There is a river safety summit in the city today where plans will be discussed to make the river banks safer.

Both Ben and Megan Roberts were found in the river weeks after going missing.

The inquest into the death of Ben Clarkson has been opened and adjourned. The 22-year-old's body was found in the River Foss on Friday March 21, 2014.

North Yorkshire Police say the body found in the River Foss in York on Friday has been formally identified as that of missing man Ben Clarkson.

Ben was reported missing on Sunday 2 March after failing to return home from a night out in the city centre.

The family of a man, missing in York for almost three weeks, have confirmed it was his body found in a river last night. Ben Clarkson was last seen leaving a nightclub on March 2nd. His girlfriend says she's heartbroken. From York, James Webster reports.

Flowers have been left in York for Ben Clarkson near to the spot where his body was found.

There had been no trace of Ben Clarkson, 22, since he was last seen leaving a nightclub in the city in the early hours of March 2.

Yesterday Friday March 21st 2014, police divers recovered the body of a man in the River Foss close to where Ben was last seen on CCTV. Police have not formally released the identity of the body, though Ben's girlfriend Rachel Peatfield, confirmed it was Ben.

The girlfriend of a man whose body was found in a river in York has said that he was a "wonderful character".

There had been no trace of Ben Clarkson, 22, since he was last seen leaving a nightclub in the city in the early hours of March 2. Rachel Peatfield said:

The family of a shop worker from York have confirmed that his body has been found in a river in the city, almost three weeks after he disappeared on a night out.

There had been no trace of Ben Clarkson, 22, since he was last seen leaving a nightclub in the city in the early hours of March 2.

This afternoon, police divers recovered the body of man in the River Foss close to where Ben was last seen on CCTV. North Yorkshire Police have not formally released the identity of the body, but tonight, Ben's girlfriend, Rachel Peatfield, confirmed to ITV News that it was Ben.

Read: Man's body found in York river

Volunteers are to take part in another search for missing York man Ben Clarkson today. The 22-year-old was last seen in Layerthorpe area at the start of the month.

Watch: Ben's girlfriend makes appeal for him to come home

Police searching missing Ben Clarkson have thanked one man for coming forward, but still need to trace another potential witness.

The 18-year-old from York confirmed he spoke with Ben and saw him outside a club at 3am. He confirmed he is not the man seen walking along Layerthorpe at the same time as Ben.

Ben, 22, has not been seen since March 2.

The person officers are asking to come forward is a white man, wearing a light coloured jacket with dark trousers and shoes.

He walked along Stonebow, towards the Foss Islands Road junction, on the opposite side of the road to Ben. A short time later, he took the same route as Ben when they walk past National Windscreens, Layerthorpe.

Police searching for missing York man, Ben Clarkson, have traced one of the men they were looking to speak to in their enquiries.

The 18-year-old York man came forward after his image was released on Monday. He confirmed that he spoke with Ben in Fibbers and saw him outside the club at around 3am. He also confirmed that he is not the man who was seen walking along Layerthorpe at the same time as Ben.

Police are still looking for a man wearing a light coloured jacket with dark trousers and shoes who walked along Stonebow, towards the Foss Islands Road junction, on the opposite side of the road to Ben.

Ben has not been seen since Sunday 2 March.

Click here to see Ben's girlfriend appealing for information on his whearabouts