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| Police quiz 'presumed dead' man | Police quiz 'presumed dead' man |
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| A canoeist who walked into a police station five years after going missing is due to be interviewed by officers. | |
| John Darwin was presumed dead after the remains of his canoe were found washed up on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002. | |
| A search at the time failed to locate Mr Darwin, then 51, who walked in to the station, in London, on Saturday. | |
| Cleveland Police said officers hope to discover more about where he had been when they speak to him later. | |
| Mr Darwin walked into the West End Central Police Station in London at 1730 GMT on Saturday. | Mr Darwin walked into the West End Central Police Station in London at 1730 GMT on Saturday. |
| A Cleveland Police spokesman said: "We are pleased that Mr Darwin has been located safe and well. | A Cleveland Police spokesman said: "We are pleased that Mr Darwin has been located safe and well. |
| "This has been a long-running inquiry on behalf of the force and officers from Hartlepool hope to speak to Mr Darwin later to establish what has happened over the past five years." | "This has been a long-running inquiry on behalf of the force and officers from Hartlepool hope to speak to Mr Darwin later to establish what has happened over the past five years." |
| Mr Darwin's disappearance sparked agony for his family. | Mr Darwin's disappearance sparked agony for his family. |
| Mr Darwin was canoeing off the coast of Hartlepool | Mr Darwin was canoeing off the coast of Hartlepool |
| At the time of his disappearance Mr Darwin was working as a prison officer and the alarm was raised when he failed to arrive for a night shift. | At the time of his disappearance Mr Darwin was working as a prison officer and the alarm was raised when he failed to arrive for a night shift. |
| His wife Anne, a doctor's receptionist, said six months after her husband vanished: "People die, have a funeral, they have a headstone, there is something to mark the fact they existed on this earth. | His wife Anne, a doctor's receptionist, said six months after her husband vanished: "People die, have a funeral, they have a headstone, there is something to mark the fact they existed on this earth. |
| "But without a body, I don't know how we can mark John's life. | "But without a body, I don't know how we can mark John's life. |
| "All I want is to bury his body. It would enable me to move on. It's difficult to grieve without bringing things to a close, but as it is I'm in limbo and there's nothing I can do." | "All I want is to bury his body. It would enable me to move on. It's difficult to grieve without bringing things to a close, but as it is I'm in limbo and there's nothing I can do." |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said Mr Darwin was not held in custody. | A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said Mr Darwin was not held in custody. |
| He said the Met would not be playing any further role in the investigation as Cleveland Police opened the original missing persons inquiry. | He said the Met would not be playing any further role in the investigation as Cleveland Police opened the original missing persons inquiry. |