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The family of a 12-year-old Lincolnshire boy who went missing on an island in France have been told that a body has been found. Police searching for a 12-year-old Lincolnshire boy who went missing on an island in France have found a body.
Pierre Barnes vanished on Porquerolles while cycling on Saturday. Pierre Barnes vanished on Saturday while cycling on Porquerolles, hours after arriving for a family holiday.
His father, Stephen Barnes, said a body was found by a pleasure boat in deep water close to the spot where Pierre's bike was discovered. The prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Xavier Tarabeux, said he is sure the body is that of Pierre.
The boy's father, Stephen Barnes, said the body was found by a pleasure boat in deep water close to the spot where Pierre's bike was discovered.
Mr Barnes said: "I feel as though it will bring an element of closure and for that we should be grateful."Mr Barnes said: "I feel as though it will bring an element of closure and for that we should be grateful."
The 12-year-old, from Grantham, disappeared just hours after arriving on the island for a half-term holiday with his family. The 12-year-old, from Grantham, had been cycling when a storm swept in on the island, most of which lies within the Port-Cros Parc National, off the southern coast of France.
He had been cycling when a storm swept in.
Mr Barnes said: "Police have spoken to my wife twice in the past hour. They say that the body is in a distressing condition.Mr Barnes said: "Police have spoken to my wife twice in the past hour. They say that the body is in a distressing condition.
"I believe it will be Pierre.""I believe it will be Pierre."
Mr Barnes said the body has been taken to the mainland and he has not yet been asked to go and formally identify it. Tarabeux said: "We are sure it is Pierre. There will now be an autopsy and we expect the results soon, perhaps tomorrow or Saturday."
Pierre's bike was found with a broken chain about 3km from the holiday home his family were renting, together with one of his shoes. Mr Barnes said the body had been taken to the mainland and he had not yet been asked to go and formally identify it.
Search teams scoured the island and Mr Barnes said at a press conference on Tuesday that the response from people in France had been "overwhelming". Pierre's bike, together with one of his shoes, was found with a broken chain about 3km from the holiday home his family were renting.
Search teams scoured the island and Mr Barnes said at a news conference on Tuesday that the response from people in France had been "overwhelming".
Mr Barnes said he had given up hope of finding his son alive, but said the family hoped to find his body.Mr Barnes said he had given up hope of finding his son alive, but said the family hoped to find his body.
Pierre's mother and three three siblings, Zoe, 17, Desmond, 15, and Clemence, 13, are also on the island. It is believed that Pierre's mother and three siblings, Zoe, 17, Desmond, 15, and Clemence, 13, are still on the island.
Zoe has described her younger brother as "a little eccentric, bright and clever".Zoe has described her younger brother as "a little eccentric, bright and clever".