Mountain rescue teams had helped in the search for Mr Hazelhurst
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An 82-year-old man who went missing from his home in Dewsbury just before Christmas has been found dead.
Police using the force helicopter and dog teams launched a search for George Hazelhurst after he left his house in Walker Street on 20 December.
On Friday 7 January, a body of a man was found off Caulms Wood Road in Crackenedge, Dewsbury.
Officers say the body has now been identified as Mr Hazelhurst and there are no suspicious circumstances.