Police identify kayaker found dead on Isle of Wight beach

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A kayaker whose body was identified more than a month after it was found on an Isle of Wight beach has been named by police.

The dead man has been identified as 40-year-old Morgan Savage, from Dublin. His body was discovered on Yaverland beach on 11 September, and for a time his identity baffled Hampshire police.

The force said on Monday that his next of kin had been located and informed of his death.

Savage was last seen at Brighton Canoes in Newhaven, East Sussex, at about 4pm on 8 September. The kayak was a yellow and black inflatable Sevylor Conrad.

A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: “A postmortem, which was carried out on 24 September, was inconclusive. The coroner is awaiting histology results.”