Body found on riverbank in search for missing kayaker

Rescuers searching for a kayaker reported missing by his family have found a body on a riverbank.

Emergency services launched a search of the River Medway in Kent on Tuesday at around 11pm after a 46-year-old man was reported missing.

Involved in the search was the RNLI, Coastguard and a police helicopter.

However a body has been found on the riverbank near the Esplanade in Rochester.

The family of the 46-year-old man reported missing have been told, Kent Police said.

Formal identification has yet to take place.