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| Ben Morris search: Body of Helford River snorkeller found | Ben Morris search: Body of Helford River snorkeller found |
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| The body of a man who went missing while snorkelling in the Helford River has been found after a large-scale search. | |
| The man, who has been named by police as Ben Morris, 24, was spotted by a search and rescue helicopter off Rosemullion Head at about 09:00 BST. | |
| Police said his next of kin had been informed and formal identification would be carried out later. | |
| The alarm was raised when he failed to return home on Thursday night. | The alarm was raised when he failed to return home on Thursday night. |
| Mr Morris was equipped with a weight belt and was wearing a dry suit when he told his family he was going out alone, at about 19:00 BST. | |
| The Helford River stretches from the outer edge of Falmouth Bay up to the old port of Gweek. | The Helford River stretches from the outer edge of Falmouth Bay up to the old port of Gweek. |
| Falmouth Coastguard, the RNLI, police officers, the police helicopter and the search and rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose were all involved. |