{"id":273028,"date":"2026-01-07T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273028\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:50:10","slug":"body-found-in-search-for-missing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273028\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found in search for missing man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 21-year-old went missing in the early hours of New Year&#8217;s Day<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Cookstown-Scene-06_JK.jpg\" alt=\"Police sealed off an area on Church Street, Cookstown today.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police sealed off an area on Church Street, Cookstown today.(Image: Belfast Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A body has been found during searches for a missing Co <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/tyrone\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TyroneLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Tyrone<\/a> man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Taylor Stewart was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookstown at around 5.30am on Thursday, January 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On Wednesday afternoon, January 7, a body was found nearby in an entry beside a block of houses on Church Street in the town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Taylor-Stewart.jpg\" alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/> Taylor Stewart<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The scene has been sealed off by police, with a cordon currently in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It follows a week of searches for the missing 21-year-old, with Community Rescue Service volunteers working day and night alongside the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/psni\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PSNILink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">PSNI<\/a> to search the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The PSNI have been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the 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