Body found believed to be missing 89-year-old

3 hours ago

Eleanor MaslinEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

News image — Malcolm was 89 years old when he went missing from his home in Easington last June

Humberside Police A composite image of Malcolm. The one on the left is a CCTV still showing him standing with a stick wearing glasses and a check shirt, a gilet and brown trousers. The other on the right is a close up picture of Malcolm looking at the camera from a right-side perspective. He is wearing glasses and has white receding hair and white beard. — Malcolm was 89 years old when he went missing from his home in Easington last June

A body found in a wood in East Yorkshire is believed to be that of an elderly man who went missing last summer, police have said.

Humberside Police was alerted to the discovery in a wooded area on the outskirts of Easington on Sunday.

The force said it was believed to be missing 89-year-old Malcolm, who was from the village and reported missing on 4 June 2025.

Police said formal identification of the body was yet to take place but it was believed to be Malcolm whose family had been informed and were being supported by officers. There were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, they added.

Hundreds of volunteers spent the weekend of 7 and 8 June last year trying to find Malcolm after he was last seen on the previous Wednesday morning walking towards the junction of Hull Road before heading west.

Police divers, sniffer dogs and helicopters were also involved in the search.

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