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A body has been found in a search for teenager Charlie Pope who went missing in sub-zero temperatures after a night out.

Officers found the body of the 19-year-old on Friday afternoon in Manchester city centre.

Charlie, from Ponteland in the north east of England, went missing on Thursday was last seen on Whitworth Street, in Manchester at around 4.50am after leaving Zombie Shack several hours earlier.

Just after 3.40pm on Friday an underwater search team found a body in a canal just off Whitworth Street West .

The body of water runs parallel to Whitworth Street.

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The area around Rain Bar, on Great Bridgewater Street, was cordoned off and police divers were seen in the water.

The student was in his first year studying Economics and Philosophy at the University of Manchester.



A spokesperson from the University of Manchester said: "We are all very saddened to hear this tragic news and the University will be providing any support and assistance we can to Charlie's friends and family."

Although formal ID is yet to take place, Greater Manchester Police believe it is that of Charlie Pope, who was a student at the University of Manchester.

His family have been informed and are being provided with support from specially trained officers.

There are believed to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Tributes to the teenager have poured in on social media.

One wrote: "Thoughts with Charlie’s family and friends at this most difficult of times. May you rest in peace Charlie."

Another said: "I can’t even imagine what his poor family must be going through."

A file has been passed to the coroner.