**** MISSING ****
JOSH COTTON
***If You have any Information Please Contact the Police by calling 101 on your Phone ***
Full story from Leicester Mercury .
Josh Cotton, 22, was last seen on March 11 at the marina, near Kegworth, where he lived on his narrow boat called The Spirit at Sawley Marina for the last year.
Sawley Marina and Police officers are hoping to speak to any visitors to the site and owners who moor their boats there. To see if they have any information about Josh's whereabouts.
He was last seen at around 4pm on March 11 and despite intensive appeals and searches, there have been no further sighting of him.
On Friday evening, officers stopped and spoke to motorists and pedestrians as they entered and left the Marina exactly a week after Josh was last seen. Sgt Martyn Robinson and his team handed out leaflets bearing Josh's photographs in an attempt to jog people's memories and trace anyone who may have seen him in the last week.
Sgt Robinson also made an appeal to Josh and anyone who may know where he is to come forward and to speak to the police.
Throughout the weekend, officers have been speaking to visitors at the open weekend event at the Marina, handing out more posters and leaflets and seeking information about Josh's whereabouts.
Police divers have already searched the water around Josh's boat and a police helicopter has carried out searches of the area around the marina using thermal imaging cameras.
Search and rescue teams have also spent several days searching the surrounding fields on foot looking for clues.
While most of the 117 boat owners who live on site have already been spoken to, others are being contacted by police and asked to travel to the marina and to carry out checks of their own crafts.
Sgt James Cross, from Leicestershire Police's Missing Person Team, said: "We want to make Josh's face well-known, not only to the boating community but also to the wider public so they can be alert if Josh is in the area or if they see him out and about.
"With no information about where he has been since last Friday, we and Josh's family are getting increasingly worried about his safety and would urge anyone with any information to come forward."
The force's communications department has posted numerous Facebook messages, released media statements and tweets as well as making appeals through websites, newspapers, radio and TV stations .
They have also made video appeals, which have been viewed more than 150,000 times.
Sgt Cross said: ""If anyone has any information that might help find him, please get in touch with us, calling 101."
*** UPDATE ***
Body found in river is that of missing Josh Cotton, police confirm
The body of Josh Cotton has been found. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
The body of Josh Cotton has been found. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
Police have confirmed this on April the 6th 2016.
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