Police searching for a man have found a body in the Wickham Market area.

A member of the public reported the discovery in a field at midday on Sunday.

Police had been searching the area for missing man Calvin Baxter, aged 78, who was last seen on Friday, October 20 at around 11am.

Formal identification of the body will take place in due course and the death is currently being treated as unexplained. 

The next of kin of Mr Baxter have been informed and a file will be compiled for the coroner in due course.