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Fell search stops as body found Missing hiker found dead on fell
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Mountain rescuers searching for a missing man in the Lake District have recovered a body found by a walker. A body found on one of the Lake District's highest fells has been confirmed as that of a missing Lancashire walker.
Fell walker Roy Sinfield, in his late 60s and from Penwortham, near Preston, Lancashire, disappeared after leaving a Bowness holiday home on Friday morning. Roy Sinfield, who was in his late 60s and from Penwortham, near Preston, failed to return to a holiday home in Bowness on Friday.
The body of a man was found on Skiddaw by a walker on Saturday afternoon, but has yet to be formally identified. His body was found on Skiddaw by a walker on Saturday afternoon.
Cumbria Police said the search for Mr Sinfield had been suspended while identification was carried out. A Cumbria Police spokesman said: "The body that was found on Skiddaw has been formally identified as Mr Sinfield."