THE KAYAKER whose body was found on an Isle of Wight beach last month has been identified.
Hampshire Police identified the man as 40-year-old Morgan Savage from Dublin. His next of kin have been located and informed of his death.
Kayaker whose body was found on #IsleOfWight beach has been named as Morgan Savage, 40, from Dublin. Our thoughts are with his family.
— Hampshire Police (@HantsPolice) October 20, 2015
Police had earlier released CCTV footage and an e-fit in a bid to identify the man.
Mr Savage’s body was found on Yaverland Beach, Sandown, on the Isle of Wight on Friday, September 11.
He was last seen at Brighton Canoes, in Newhaven, Sussex, at around 4pm on Tuesday, September 8 and was described as having an Irish accent.
A police spokeswoman said: "A post-mortem, which was carried out on 24 September, was inconclusive. The coroner is awaiting histology results."
