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Body found in River Tamar during missing Jordan Cobb search Body found in River Tamar during missing Jordan Cobb search
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Police searching for a missing teenager who jumped from a ferry on New Year's Eve have recovered a body. A body recovered from the River Tamar on Wednesday is unlikely to be identified until Monday, Devon and Cornwall Police have said.
The body was pulled from the River Tamar close to the Torpoint Ferry at about 17:00 GMT on Wednesday. An extensive search has been carried out for 16-year-old Jordan Cobb from Plymouth since he jumped from the Torpoint ferry on New Year's Eve.
A land and river search has been under way for 16-year-old Jordan Cobb from Plymouth after he jumped from the ferry. A police spokesperson said Jordan's family has been kept "fully updated".
Police said his next of kin had been informed of the find but formal identification was yet to take place. "Our thoughts are with them and his friends at this difficult time," they added.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police received a report of a body in the Tamar River on the Torpoint side of ferry. A post-mortem examination is likely to be carried out on Friday.
'Prank gone wrong' '£100 bet'
"A Ministry of Defence Police launch, together with coastguards, searched the river and at around 5.15 GMT a body was recovered." Jordan was seen on CCTV jumping from the ferry at about 21:15 GMT, but he did not re-surface.
They added: "The family of Jordan Cobb, who went missing on New Year's Eve, have been kept fully informed of events." The year 11 student at Stoke Damerel Community College had been with a group of friends and as the ferry was approaching Torpoint he jumped.
Jordan was seen on CCTV jumping from the ferry at about 21:15 on New Year's Eve but he did not re-surface. Police said one line of inquiry was that he might have leapt over for a £100 bet.
The year 11 student at Stoke Damerel Community College had been with a group of friends as the ferry was approaching Torpoint when he jumped.
Police said one line of inquiry was that the incident had been a "prank gone wrong" after they said he might have leapt over for a £100 bet.
Searches involving the police, coastguard and the MoD have been carried out since his disappearance, focusing on the river, the river bed and the shore.Searches involving the police, coastguard and the MoD have been carried out since his disappearance, focusing on the river, the river bed and the shore.
Torpoint ferries are pulled across the River Tamar on chains and are an important travel link between Plymouth, Devon and Torpoint in Cornwall.Torpoint ferries are pulled across the River Tamar on chains and are an important travel link between Plymouth, Devon and Torpoint in Cornwall.