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Body Found on East Yorkshire Beach in Case Linked to Missing Leeds Swimmer

Formal identification is pending after the discovery linked to a July 30 concern-for-safety report.

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Overview

  • Police say a man's body was discovered at Tunstall beach in Holderness around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.
  • Investigators believe the find is connected to the disappearance reported at Thornwick Bay, Flamborough, on July 30.
  • The missing swimmer is reported as Matthew McDavid, 42, a father of two from Leeds, who vanished while swimming off the coast.
  • Humberside Police plan a post-mortem in the coming days and say the circumstances are not thought to be suspicious.
  • The man's family have been informed and are being supported, and the recovery site is reported to be about 26 miles from where he was last seen.