Police have confirmed that the body of a man found in Newbridge on Thursday 14th March is that of missing man James Cornforth.
The 36-year-old had been reported missing after he left Ocean Terminal in Leith on Tuesday 5th February.
Search activity was conducted in the areas around Queensferry Road and in the Glasgow Road area after CCTV enquiries showed James in these areas in the evening of Tuesday 5th February.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Martin Cornforth, James’s dad said: “I’d like to thank the police, the media, and members of the public who helped in the search for James. As a family we would ask that our privacy be respected at this time.”
Inspector Jonny Elliott from Drylaw Police Station said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with James’s family and friends as they come to terms with this news and we will continue to provide them with the necessary support at this difficult time.
“I’d like to thank those members of the public and the media who assisted with our missing person appeals over the course of the last month.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
