Police searching for a missing 20-year-old student, who disappeared after leaving a nightclub in Norfolk on one of the coldest nights of the year, have found a body.
Ian Tang was last seen by friends at 2.30am on Sunday morning leaving the KA club in the town of North Walsham. He is said to have decided to walk home after a night out with friends, despite only wearing a T-shirt and jeans. The alarm was raised by his family when he failed to return home.
The forecast for that night in Norfolk was for temperatures of -2C and there were reports of snow and sleet in the area.
The body was discovered close to the village of Swafield near North Walsham on Tuesday, following a large-scale search involving 200 people from the Fire and Rescue Service, Lowland Rescue as well as members of the local community.
A police statement said: “Investigations continue into the circumstances leading up to the man’s death. Formal identification is yet to take place but the man is believed to be missing person Ian Tang.”
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
On Facebook, Tang’s father Robert said he was heartbroken. He wrote: “You were too full of life to be taken away from us so soon, it’s still hard to believe.”
In the comments, several friends described him as a “lovely lad”. One added: “I’m so sorry for your loss! He was absolutely amazing man! Who touched the hearts of everyone he met.”
Chief Inspector Wes Hornigold told the Eastern Daily Press police were trying to piece together his last movements.
“He somehow became separated from his friends and the last sighting of him was by a motorist on the B1145 at Pigney’s Wood between 5.45am and 6am on Sunday. The driver said that Mr Tang was walking along the road.
“Inquiries are ongoing into why he was in the Swafield area at the time.”
