The 21-year-old went missing in the early hours of New Year’s DayPolice sealed off an area on Church Street, Cookstown today.Police sealed off an area on Church Street, Cookstown today.(Image: Belfast Live)

A body has been found during searches for a missing Co Tyrone man.

Taylor Stewart was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookstown at around 5.30am on Thursday, January 1.

On Wednesday afternoon, January 7, a body was found nearby in an entry beside a block of houses on Church Street in the town.

. Taylor Stewart

The scene has been sealed off by police, with a cordon currently in place.

It follows a week of searches for the missing 21-year-old, with Community Rescue Service volunteers working day and night alongside the PSNI to search the surrounding area.

The PSNI have been contacted for comment.

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