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Police searching for a teenager who went missing after going out to take photos of stormy seas on the Devon coast have found a body. | Police searching for a teenager who went missing after going out to take photos of stormy seas on the Devon coast have found a body. |
Harry Martin, 18, from Membland, Newton Ferrers, was last seen on 2 January. | Harry Martin, 18, from Membland, Newton Ferrers, was last seen on 2 January. |
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said the body had not yet been formally identified. | A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said the body had not yet been formally identified. |
Friends and family started a new search for the teenager earlier on Saturday, with more than 130 people signing up through a Facebook page. | Friends and family started a new search for the teenager earlier on Saturday, with more than 130 people signing up through a Facebook page. |
Mr Martin, who police said was a photography student, was last seen by his father leaving his home and walking towards a coastal path at about noon on Thursday 2 January. | Mr Martin, who police said was a photography student, was last seen by his father leaving his home and walking towards a coastal path at about noon on Thursday 2 January. |
Coastguards discovered the body in the sea, police said. | |
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We were informed by coastguards at about 10.40 GMT. I must stress that the body has not been identified at this stage." | |
Church service | Church service |
Police, the Dartmoor Rescue Group, coastguards and members of the public have all taken part in searches since then. | Police, the Dartmoor Rescue Group, coastguards and members of the public have all taken part in searches since then. |
Extensive searches of a 20-mile stretch of coastline, 10 miles either side of Harry's home, have been carried out. | Extensive searches of a 20-mile stretch of coastline, 10 miles either side of Harry's home, have been carried out. |
Earlier in the week 400 people attended a church service for the teenager. | Earlier in the week 400 people attended a church service for the teenager. |
Speaking after the service at St Martin's Church, one of Harry's friends, 16-year-old Imogen, said: "I don't think I've ever cried so much. | Speaking after the service at St Martin's Church, one of Harry's friends, 16-year-old Imogen, said: "I don't think I've ever cried so much. |
"He was so lovely and always smiling." | "He was so lovely and always smiling." |
Mr Martin had recently started a course in film and TV production at Greenwich University in London but had been back home visiting his family for Christmas when he went missing. |