Body confirmed as missing jogger

Steven Vernon has been missing for more than a week

A body pulled from a reservoir has been formally identified as a Northampton teenager who disappeared while out jogging in a park.

Steven Vernon, 19, of Bellinge, Northampton, went missing on Tuesday 26 May in Sywell Country Park.

He told a fellow runner he was going for a swim, then disappeared leaving behind only his clothes.

An inquest has been opened and the cause of death has been given as immersion on water.

The body was found on 3 June using sonar equipment and removed from the water by divers from Thames Valley Police's underwater search team.