IT HAS now been confirmed, as was expected, that the body found in the Trent is that of Sawley Marina resident, Josh Cotton, ending the month long search.
The police tell that there are no suspicious circumstances concerning the death of Josh who lived on The Spirit in the marina and who went missing on the 11th March.
Attenborough Nature Reserve
However the body was not found in the river where narrowboatworld showed pictures of the search on Tuesday, but further downstream on the next reach between Cranfleet Lock and Beeston near Attenborough Nature Reserve, discovered later in the afternoon.
The Leicester Police confirmed that a post-mortem examination was performed yesterday, Wednesday, but failed to determine the precise cause of his death and further tests will now be carried out. However, Josh's death is not being treated as suspicious