THE body of a Hampshire man has been found in woodland.

Edmund Jeske vanished from the Hythe area on Saturday and was last seen in Roseberry Avenue.

But the 65-year-old's body was discovered by police today in Butts Ash Wood, Hythe.

A Hampshire police spokesman confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.

She said: “Unfortunately officers discovered the body around midday and the death is not being treated as suspicious. A file is being prepared for the coroner and his family has been informed.”

Officers had been searching for Mr Jeske for four days after becoming concerned for his welfare.

A post mortem will take place tomorrow.