OFFICERS and mountain rescue volunteers searching for a missing Polish national on Scafell Pike have recovered a body today (October 16).

A search operation was launched after Dawid Kancyr, 28, went missing over the weekend.

Mr Kancyr who resides in Warwickshire, was last seen at Wasdale Head, foot of Scafell Pike, at around 4.30pm on Saturday (October 14).

The body has yet to be formally identified. The death is being treated as non-suspicious.

Officers would like to thank the public and the media who shared the appeal for help finding Mr Kancyr.