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Lincolnshire boy missing after storm on French island
A major search is underway for a 12-year-old boy from Grantham in Lincolnshire, after he went missing in stormy weather in France.
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Body found is boy lost in French storm
Police searching for a twelve-year-old boy from Lincoln on a French island have confirmed the body found is his.
Pierre Barnes, from Grantham in Lincolnshire, vanished after going for a bike ride on a French holiday island near Toulon. French police say a tag sewn into his rugby shirt he was wearing had his name on it.
French agencies report that body found is that of missing Brit
A French news agency reported that a boy's body was found by bathers in the water south of Porquerolles at around 5pm.
Toulon prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux told Agence France Presse (AFP): "The body matches that of the young boy who went missing on Saturday."
He said the physical appearance matched as well as the clothes.
The agency reported that the body was found by Langoustier bay to the south of the island, not far from where Pierre's bike was discovered.
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Missing Pierre: reports that police have found a body
French Police searching for a 12-year-old boy from Lincolnshire who went missing on a French holiday island are believed to have found a body.
Pierre Barnes from Grantham went missing after going for a bike ride at the weekend on Porquerolles off the Mediterranean Coast.
Unconfirmed reports say a body has been found but is yet to be formally identified.
Search for schoolboy lost in French storm scaled back
The search for a schoolboy from Lincolnshire who went missing during a storm in the south of France has been scaled back. 12-year-old Pierre Barnes vanished on Saturday after going for a bike ride on an island near Toulon.
French authorities have insisted inquiries will continue despite the scale back of the search.
Pierre's father Stephen Barnes, 57, said he believes his son is no longer alive.
– Stephen Barnes"In truth, we are just hoping to find a body now.
"As soon as they do, they will alert us, but there is nothing else that, as a family, we can do now."
Reports: Search for Pierre Barnes called off
The search for a schoolboy who disappeared on a holiday island off the south of France during a severe storm has been called off according to reports.
12-year-old Pierre Barnes from Grantham vanished on Saturday after going for a bike ride on a holiday island, near Toulon on the Mediterranean coast.
Local volunteers have been helping in the search being carried out by police and rescue workers.
Father of missing son thanks search teams
Stephen Barnes has thanked all the local people who have spent the last two days searching for his son.
Pierre, aged 12, went missing during a severe storm whilst on holiday on an island off the South of France.
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Search for missing Grantham boy resumes later
The search will resume later for a boy from Lincolnshire who went missing during a storm on holiday near Toulon in France.
Pierre Barnes, who's 12 and from Grantham, vanished on Saturday when he went for a bike ride of the island of Porquerolles in the Mediterranean.
His bike and one of his shoes was found on a coastal path.
Missing schoolboy in French storm, full report
A schoolboy has gone missing on a holiday island off the south of France during a severe storm. Pierre Barnes from Grantham in Lincolnshire vanished after going for a bike ride near Toulon on the Mediterranean coast.
Rescuers found one of his shoes on a coastal path alongside his bike with its chain off. More than 150 local volunteers have been helping to search for him.
Shoe found in search for boy missing in French storm
Search teams say they have found a shoe they suspect belongs to the missing for 12-year-old Pierre Barnes who went missing while on holiday near Toulon in France.
Rescue workers say the shoe was found by a woman in a bush this morning.
Hours after arriving on the island of Porquerolles in the Mediterranean, Pierre from Lincolnshire went for a bike ride in stormy weather, but never returned.
Rescue workers were searching until 4.00am then returned to search from 7.00am.
Search efforts have extended along a cliff side after fears he may have fallen into the water.
Pierre Barnes from Grantham is still missing on holiday in France
Search teams are continuing their search for 12-year-old Pierre Barnes who went missing while on holiday near Toulon in France.
Hours after arriving on the island of Porquerolles in the Mediterranean, Pierre from Lincolnshire went for a bike ride in stormy weather, but never returned.