A MAN reported missing from home has been found dead by police.

Officers began searching for Mark Davies, 48, after he was last seen at his home in Rothwell Avenue, Accrington, at 11pm on Wednesday, August 2.

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Police said that at around 6pm on Saturday they received a report that a body had been found in a wooded area to the back of Rothwell Avenue.

The body has since been identified as that of Mr Davies.

His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner.

A police spokesman said: "His family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this time."