Roderick Cotton: Body found in search for man missing from yacht moored near Whale Island in Portsmouth

Police in Portsmouth say they have found a body in the search for a man missing from his yacht, which was moored near a navy training base.

Roderick Cotton, 62, had last been spotted on his boat on Sunday, February 4. The yacht was moored near Whale Island in Portsmouth, which is home to the HMS Excellent, one of the Royal Navy's oldest shore training bases and home to the Navy Command Headquarters.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary sent out the original alert on February 6. Over the weekend they have confirmed that Mr Cotton's family has been informed about the discovery, although the body has not yet been formally identified.