Overview
- Devon and Cornwall Police and HM Coastguard responded around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 after a body was reported in the sea at Bude.
- Officers believe the deceased is the 37-year-old Boscastle man who was reported missing on Jan. 24.
- A file will be prepared for the coroner, and Mr. Key’s family has thanked search teams and requested privacy.
- CCTV previously showed him leaving the Cobweb Inn and later walking past The Wellington toward Boscastle Harbour and the River Valency.
- Search operations along the north Cornwall coast took place during severe winter storms that hampered efforts.