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Body found in search for missing boy, 14

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The body of a teenage boy was found on Monday afternoon, Cleveland Police said

A body has been found in the search for a missing teenager from Teesside.

Appeals were issued to help find Jacob Ker, 14, from Stockton, on Monday.

However, Cleveland Police said officers later found the body of a teenage boy on Monday afternoon.

While no formal identification had taken place, Jacob's family had been informed, the force said.

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