Cotehele Quay: Body found at Cornwall National Trust property

Police investigating reports of a man who went missing "hours earlier" have been carrying out inquiries

The body of an 85-year-old man has been found at a National Trust property in Cornwall.

Emergency services were called to Cotehele Quay, on the River Tamar between Devon and Cornwall, at about 08:25 BST after the discovery.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it had been investigating reports of a local man who went missing "hours earlier".

The man's family has been informed and the death is not being treated as suspicious, the force said.

The National Trust tweeted that police were "currently dealing with an incident at Cotehele" and the quay would "remain closed for the rest of the day".

Police were called to Cotehele Quay on the River Tamar on Wednesday morning