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| Australian police find body in search for missing Briton Aslan King | Australian police find body in search for missing Briton Aslan King |
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| Australian police say they have found a man's body in their search for missing British man Aslan King. | Australian police say they have found a man's body in their search for missing British man Aslan King. |
| The body is yet to be formally identified but police say they believe it is Mr King, who has been missing in the state of Victoria since Saturday. | The body is yet to be formally identified but police say they believe it is Mr King, who has been missing in the state of Victoria since Saturday. |
| Mr King, 25, disappeared after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip near the town of Princetown. | Mr King, 25, disappeared after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip near the town of Princetown. |
| An illustrator from Brighton, he relocated to Australia two weeks ago. | An illustrator from Brighton, he relocated to Australia two weeks ago. |
| Victoria Police said the body was found on Tuesday in a creek near a camping ground where Mr King was last seen. | |
| Earlier this week, authorities said Mr King had been with four friends when he hit his head on the ground about 02:00 local time on Saturday (15:00 GMT Friday) and suffered a "medical episode". | |
| Mr King had then suddenly run into surrounding bushland and may have been "disoriented and become lost", they added. | |
| Search crews had scoured the site, located near the Twelve Apostles coastal tourist site, since Sunday. | |
| Officers said the search was difficult because of the thick vegetation, rocky clifftops and deep coastal waters in the region. | |
| A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. | A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. |