A POLICE search ended in tragedy this morning after officers searching for missing Nailsworth man Christopher Cobb, 64, found a body.
The body of a man was discovered at around 5am today inside a van near Lower Kilcott, around 14 miles south west of Stroud.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Christopher's next of kin have been informed.
The family ask that their privacy is respected at this extremely difficult time.
Mr Cobb left his home in Nailsworth on Sunday to go to work but was not seen or heard from since.
He was wearing the uniform of his business, Chris Cobb & Sons Property Renovators, and was travelling to see a customer in Tetbury when he went missing.
The family-run company is based in Bath Road, Nailsworth, and covers all areas of the building trade across Gloucestershire.
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