'Drowned' canoeist returns

A canoeist who went missing, presumed drowned, more than five years ago, has walked into a London police station.

The shattered remains of John Darwin's red canoe were found washed up on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, in March 2002.

An extensive search involving police and coastguard officers searched the coastline from Hartlepool down to Staithes, North Yorkshire, but no trace was ever found of Mr Darwin, then aged 51.

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