He went missing on Christmas Eve
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Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that they have found the body of a young man during searches for a missing teenager.
The force appealed for information about Adam, a 19-year-old, who was missing from Yatton, North Somerset, since Christmas Eve.
Sadly, police have now announced that officers searching for Adam found a body in the Yatton area this morning (December 26).
A spokesperson for the force said: “His family have been informed and police said their thoughts are with them.
“Formal identification has yet to take place and the death is not being treated as suspicious.”
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