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Body identified after search for missing swimmer

News imageMichelle Sigsworth A woman with blonde hair and a man with a white T-shirt on, in what appears to be a selfie.Michelle Sigsworth
Matt McDavid was reported missing by his partner, Michelle Sigsworth

A body found after a swimmer went missing at sea last month has been formally identified as father-of-two Matt McDavid.

Mr McDavid, 42, from Leeds, dropped out of sight from the shore while swimming off the coast at Flamborough on 30 July.

A body was found at Tunstall beach in Holderness, East Yorkshire, at about 17:30 BST on 21 August.

At the time, Humberside Police said it was "believed to be linked to reports of a concern for safety at Thornwick Bay in Flamborough", and the force says it has now been formally identified.

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The coastguard responded to an incident at Thornwick Bay on 30 July

Police said the circumstances were not thought to be suspicious.

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