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    Body found in search for Devon man

    Giles Jeffery's body was found in Wales   Image: Devon & Cornwall Police

    No suspicious circumstances

    Police have found a body in the search for a missing Devon man.

    53-year-old Giles Jeffery was reported missing from South Molton on 19 June.

    An urgent appeal was launched after some of his personal belongings were found on Lee Bay in Ilfracombe a few days later.

    A police helicopter, the coastguard, and a local search and rescue team were all involved.

    His body was found on Sunday [2 July] by officers in South Wales Police.

    His next of kin have been made aware of this development.

    The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

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