Overview
- North Yorkshire Police have been searching for Alexander Nicholson, 70, who was last seen in the Bedale area around 5pm on Thursday, 30 October.
- Officers recovered a body on November 2 from a river in Hambleton on a rural stretch between Northallerton and Catterick.
- Police said formal identification has not yet taken place.
- Mr Nicholson’s family has been notified and is receiving support from specially trained officers.
- A prior appeal cited increasing welfare concerns and requested sightings, including of a red Ford Focus registration DP18 XWY, under reference 12250206589.