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Body Recovered Off Bude Believed to Be Missing Chef Alexander Key

Police say the death is not suspicious, with formal identification pending for the 37-year-old.

Overview

  • Officers and HM Coastguard recovered a man's body from the sea at Bude around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 31.
  • Police believe the remains are those of Alexander Key, reported missing from Boscastle on Jan. 24, though formal identification has not yet been made.
  • Authorities are not treating the death as suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
  • CCTV released during the search showed Key leaving the Cobweb Inn and later walking past The Wellington toward Boscastle Harbour and the River Valency.
  • Key, a chef and co-owner of The Rocket Store who shares two children with Assisi Jackson, was the focus of family and community appeals, and his relatives have requested privacy after thanking search teams.