extensive appeals for information <\/a>which may lead to his whereabouts, however a body has now been discovered. <\/p>\nIn a statement, PSNI spokesperson said: \u201cPolice can confirm that the body of a man has been located in Cookstown this afternoon, Wednesday 7 January.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst formal identification has not taken place, the family of Taylor Stewart, who has been missing since the early hours of New Year’s Day, has been informed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Community Rescue Service Belfast District also released a statement sending their sympathies following the body\u2019s discovery. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom early hours on Thursday 1st January 2026, the Community Rescue Service volunteers have been searching for a high-risk missing person believed to be within the Cookstown area,\u201d they said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe regret to inform you that early this afternoon Community Rescue Service volunteers along with the Police Service of Northern Ireland located a body in the Cookstown area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe management and volunteers of the Community Rescue Service extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the deceased.\u201d <\/p>\n
On Tuesday his older sister, Paige, said: \u201cMe and mummy would fight to our deaths for you to come home, we are not whole without you.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also told this newspaper yesterday: \u201cI have no further information, apart from [that] someone somewhere knows something, and if they have any sort of conscience, they would leave a note or tell someone where he is. We are all slowly fading away without him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A body has been discovered in the search for missing man Taylor Stewart.<\/p>\n
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