Malaysia backpacker: Police await post-mortem verdict

The police chief of Pahang State, Sharifuddin Abdul Ghani, has said that he has "yet to determine" whether a body found on Tioman island, Malaysia, is that of Gareth Huntley.

Mr Huntley, 34, from Cricklewood in north London, went missing while on a trek to a waterfall on Tuesday 27 May.

BBC Correspondent Andy Moore said the body was found in a pond near the Juara Turtle project where Mr Huntley was living and working.

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