Missing man is found dead in Leeds river

POLICE confirmed this afternoon that a body found in the River Aire in Leeds today is that of a man missing since the weekend.

The West Yorkshire Police Underwater Search Team discovered the body of 30 year-old Robert Stoner in the water close to the bridge on Nevile Street, just south of the Dark Arches area in Leeds city centre.

Mr Stoner disappeared after leaving The Factory nightclub in Water Lane, Leeds.

He had attended a private party shortly before 2.30am last Saturday.

Police have yet to establish the cause of death but officers are not treating it as suspicious.

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