A BODY found in the water off the Dorset coast has formally been identified.

Dorset Police have confirmed that the person found on Tuesday off St Alban’s Head near Swanage was 26-year-old Liam Day from Southampton.

A spokesman from Dorset Police said: “The next of kin have been informed. An inquest will be opened in due course following a post mortem examination. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

“Liam had failed to return home as expected following a climbing trip to the Swanage area and was reported missing on Wednesday, June 15."