Police searching for missing Darren Anderson have recovered a body from the River Lagan

POLICE searching for missing 27 year old Darren Anderson have recovered a body.

It was found in the river Lagan near Governor’s Bridge in the Stranmillis area on the evening of Tuesday 2nd December.

A formal identification and post mortem examination is due to take place later this morning.

Darren was last seen on Wednesday 19th November.

A number of police searches were carried out in the River Lagan near Stranmillis a fortnight ago close to the Governor’s Bridge.

Darren was described as 5ft 8” tall, slight build, with dark wavy hair and green eyes.

When last seen he was wearing a dark coloured cardigan, a light coloured shirt, dark trousers, dark coloured shoes and he may have been carrying a white plastic bag.

Detective Inspector Michelle Griffin said at the time: “Enquiries have shown that Darren withdrew money from an ATM machine on Botanic Avenue at 8.37pm on Wednesday 19th November 2014.

“Darren also made a phone call from a telephone box at the junction of Ormeau Road/Blackwood Street at 10.05 pm on Wednesday 19th November.”