OFFICERS searching for a missing man in Leeds found a body in the River Aire late this morning.

Shortly after 11.30am today, officers searching for missing Seamus McLoughlin, 64, from Bramley, found the body in the River Aire near to the Redcote Lane bridge in Kirkstall.

Formal identification is yet to be carried out, but it is believed to Mr McLoughlin and his family have been informed.