A BODY has been found in the search for a missing teenager.

Cleveland Police issued an appeal for information on Monday morning over the whereabouts of 19-year-old Jayden Moore.

The teenager was reported as missing from Hartlepool after he was last seen on Saturday evening. 

This afternoon officers confirmed this afternoon that a body had been found.

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While no formal identification has taken place, the family of the teenager has been notified.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

Tributes have been flooding in for the young man, with well-wishers sending their condolences to his family.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: “Cleveland Police can confirm that the body of a man was sadly located in the Hartlepool area this morning, Monday 30th May.

“Whilst no formal identification has yet taken place, the family of missing 19-year-old Jayden Moore have been informed.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been prepared for the coroner.”

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