Body found after major search for missing kayaker at popular tourist spotFormal identification has yet to take place but the family of the missing kayaker, a man in his 40s, has been made aware of the developmentView Image Emergency services started a major search for the manA body has been found as part of the large-scale search for a kayaker reported missing, police have confirmed. ‌Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of the missing kayaker, a man in his 40s, has been made aware of the development, the Mirror reports. ‌Police were called at 3.50pm on Saturday, January 24 to reports of concern for a kayaker in the river. And an updated statement from the force today reads: "A body has been located in the search for a kayaker who was reported missing at the weekend. Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of the missing kayaker – a man in his 40s – has been made aware of this development."