Body found in river is missing Josh Cotton

Police have confirmed that the body found in the River Trent is that of missing man Josh Cotton.

The 22-year-old was last seen near his narrow boat, The Spirit, moored at Sawley Marina at around 4pm on Friday 11 March.

Josh’s body was discovered at around 1pm on Tuesday 5 April, by officers carrying out searches of the river between Trent Lock and Attenborough Nature Reserve as part of their enquiries into his disappearance.

A post-mortem examination performed today has failed to determine the precise cause of his death and further tests will now be carried out. However, Josh’s death is not being treated as suspicious.