A body, believed to be missing Belfast man John George, has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante. He was last in touch with his loved ones on 14 December and was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home.

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The discovery of a body in Spain believed to be that of John George ends an “extremely tortuous search process”, a statement issued on behalf of his family said. The 37-year-old west Belfast man had been holidaying in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14.

John George, also known as John Hardy, had been holidaying in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14

The brother of a Belfast man believed dead after going missing in Spain has said "someone knows" where his sibling is and the family will not be leaving the country "without his body".