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Moment missing canoeist walked into police station
THE chief inspector of West End Central police station has told of the moment a canoeist believed to have drowned five years ago reappeared.
John Darwin, 57, was presumed dead after the remains of his canoe were found on a beach in Seaton Carew, Teesside, in March 2002.
He walked into the police station in Mayfair on Saturday claiming he did not remember where he had been.
Helen Eustace, an inspector at the station, told the West End Extra: “The guy said he could not remember a thing about where he had been or why he came forward.
“He just walked straight in and said: ‘I think I am a missing person.’
“It is very infrequent that a case like this happens.
“It’s a real shock, especially for the family. They have spent the last five years thinking he was dead.”
She added: “He showed no signs of illness but he has obviously been somewhere for the last five years and there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.”
Further questions were raised when Mr Darwin was arrested on suspicion of fraud on Wednesday. |
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