A British man who vanished from a hospital without shoes or a shirt has been found on the Costa Blanca.

The wife of Marc Tulloch Hewson, 63, originally from Wantage, Oxfordshire, had led a huge search for the man who last seen on September 20 in Torrevieja, south of Alicante.

Tributes were being paid to the University of Gloucester graduate today as it was confirmed his body had been found with his wife Catherine on the ground searching the surrounding woodlands.

Kelsey Johnson, who was involved in the search for him, said: ‘Thank you to everyone for sharing and reaching out with ideas and kind words in the search for our friend.

‘Sadly his body has been found.

‘Not the outcome we hoped for but the support whilst he was missing was of huge support to his family and friends.’

Marc’s s

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