Divers searched the area after Michael disappeared in March (Picture: PlymouthLive)
A body has been found in the water at a dockyard in Plymouth nearly a month after a teenager went missing nearby.
Police were alerted to reports of a body in the water at 6.45am yesterday, and officers believe it could be that of Michael Oppong Yeboah, 18, who went missing last month.
The teenager’s family have been told about the latest development, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Mr Yeboah went missing in the water at East Hoe beach on Monday, March 18.
After he went missing, a large-scale search was conducted, with Devon and Cornwall Police and the Coastguard searching the area near Tinside Lido for over 12 hours.
Michael has been missing for nearly a month (Picture: PlymouthLive)
Searches for Michael were called off on Tuesday afternoon, March 19.
DC Adam Fitzpatrick, who was investigating Mr Yeboah’s disappearance, previously said: ‘From our enquiries we know that a group of people have spent the evening together before going down to the shoreline for a swim.
‘The rest of the group returned to land but Michael did not. Specialist search and dive teams have searched the area but have not located him.’
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘Police received a report at around 6.45am (Wednesday, April 10) of a body in the water in Plymouth.. Formal identification is yet to take place.
‘The family of 18-year-old Michael Oppong Yeboah, who was reported missing on 18 March, have been informed of this development.
‘The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.’
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