Family confirm body in river is missing Ben
Police searching for missing York man, Ben Clarkson, have found a body in the river near where he disappeared.
Police urge Ben Clarkson to contact them
Police, searching for missing Ben Clarkson in York are still treating his disappearance as a missing persons inquiry.
Ben hasn't been seen since he left the Fibbers nightclub in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday.
The search, being carried out by the Yorkshire and the Humber Underwater unit comes just 2 days after the body of Megan Roberts was discovered nearby in the River Ouse almost 6 weeks after her disappearance.
At a press conference this lunchtime Inspector Jo Brooksbank from North Yorkshire Police urged Ben to get in touch with them.
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