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Body found in search for missing student Ian Tang | Body found in search for missing student Ian Tang |
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A body has been found in the search for a student who went missing after a night out. | A body has been found in the search for a student who went missing after a night out. |
Ian Tang, 20, from North Walsham in Norfolk, vanished while walking home from Club KA in the town in the early hours of Sunday. | Ian Tang, 20, from North Walsham in Norfolk, vanished while walking home from Club KA in the town in the early hours of Sunday. |
Up to 200 people gathered to search for him at 10:00 GMT and police said the body was found just over an hour later. | Up to 200 people gathered to search for him at 10:00 GMT and police said the body was found just over an hour later. |
Police believe the body is that of the Norwich City College student but formal identification is yet to take place. | |
Ch Insp Wes Hornigold, of Norfolk Police, said the death was not being treated as suspicious. However, investigations are continuing into the circumstances. | Ch Insp Wes Hornigold, of Norfolk Police, said the death was not being treated as suspicious. However, investigations are continuing into the circumstances. |
"Ian is very popular with his friends, with the community... that is borne out by how many people turned out," Ch Insp Hornigold said. | |
"I've been absolutely overcome with the amount of people who came to the police station this morning - probably over 200 people. | |
"At this horrendous time, our thoughts are very much with Ian's family." | |
The body was found on Mundesley Road by a member of the search party near the village of Swafield. | |
Friends of Mr Tang, who worked part-time at a local gym, said he was offered a lift home from the club but he decided to walk back alone, leaving just before 03:00 on Sunday. | |
He was last seen on the B1145 Mundesley Road on the outskirts of the town between 05:45 and 06:00. |