A body found in a ditch in Six Arches Lane, Scorton, yesterday afternoon has now been identified as that of 26-year-old David Thomson, who had been missing from his home in Poulton since 16th January.
Police are currently treating Mr Thomson’s death as unexplained. A post mortem is due to be carried out later on today.
Mr Thomson, who took medication for severe migraines after being left with brain damage from a car crash in 2005, abandoned his blue Vauxhall Astra van in Station Lane, Scorton, near the Six Arches caravan park on the Sunday 17th January. He was spotted on CCTV after abandonning his car and was obviously confused, cold and wet, and police had already said they feared he might be suffering from hypothermia and were concerned for his safety.
They had been scouring the nearby fields and an underwater search team has been carrying out work in the River Wyre, enlisting the help of walkers and farmers in the search.
virtual-lancaster extends its sympathies to family and friends of Mr Thomson.