Body found in search for missing doctor in Hampshire

A body has been found in the search for a doctor who went missing in Hampshire.
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 15th Oct 2019, 10:26 BST
Police have said that a body has been foundPolice have said that a body has been found
Police have said that a body has been found

Formal identification has not yet taken place but the family of missing Dr Peter Betts, 76, have been informed.

Dr Betts was reported missing from his home in Winchester at around midday yesterday. 

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Police are not treating the death as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the Coroner.

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