Body found in search for fisherman who went missing a week ago in Cornwall
A BODY has been found in the hunt for a keen angler who is feared to have drowned alongside his brother in a holiday double tragedy.
Police have notified the family of missing fisherman Dr Robert Allen after the discovery although he has yet to be formally identified.
Dr Allen, 30, was fishing with younger brother Charles when they were swept off rocks into the sea at Treyarnon Bay near Padstow, Cornwall last Monday.
A major search was launched and Charles, 21, was pulled from the water and airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital but couldn't be revived.
Dr Allen was not located despite extensive searches by police and rescue teams.
A member of the public called the emergency services just after 8am, who retrieved a body from Constantine Bay near Padstow.
His family have been informed of the latest discovery and formal identification will be carried out shortly.
The brothers, from Bristol, were holidaying with family in Cornwall when the incident happened and had been fishing many times before.
Anthony and Margaret Allen, parents of the brothers, paid tribute last week saying: "Our sons were happy, kind, intelligent, loving brothers and we are in a state of shock at what has happened.
Our sons were happy, kind, intelligent, loving brothers
"We are living a nightmare that you would never want to happen to anyone.
"We are praying Robert is located so that we can say goodbye to our sons together.
"Charles was a hard-working loving son and Robert was an associate of Bath University, specialising in 3D printing.
"They both loved being part of our large family and had recently become uncles.
"They took their fishing seriously and would study timetables and forecasts before venturing out.
"They were experienced fisherman but a freak accident has changed our lives forever and it is difficult to find words to explain our pain.
"We would like to thank all of the rescue teams involved in the recovery of Charles and the ongoing search for Robert."