Police searching for 72-year-old missing man Alan Thomas have recovered a body from the water at Beccles.

Divers from Thames Valley Police, who were assisting with the search for Mr Thomas today, found a mans body submerged around 1.30pm this afternoon.

As is standard procedure, the death will be treated as unexplained pending a post mortem examination, however at this stage, there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.

The coroner will be informed.