Police searching for a teenager who has not been seen for more than a week say they have found a body.
Kamau McCallum-James, from Fartown, Huddersfield, has been missing since last Wednesday.
West Yorkshire Police launched a major search which involved underwater teams also scouring the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the Colnebridge area, reports the Examiner Live.
His family said they have no idea why the shy teen who had won a place at Teesside University disappeared.
Dive teams carried out a painstaking search of Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the Colnebridge area with Red Doles Lane.
Today police confirmed the search teams have found a body.
They stressed no formal identification has taken place but the teenager's family have been made aware.
Kamau was last seen on Wednesday August 21.
He had recently learnt that he had gained a place at Teesside University.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Police searching for missing 18-year-old Kamau McCallum-James from Huddersfield have found a body.
"Enquiries are ongoing at the scene and no formal identification has taken place. Kamau’s family have been made aware of the development."
