Very sad news
The 37-year-old was reported missing from the Nelson area on June 7. Police launched an appeal for the public's help to find him and last week issued a new photo of him holding a drink and a cigarette.
Officers have been searching for him since and this morning Lancashire Constabulary confirmed that a body was found on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Burnley yesterday . Although formal identification has not yet taken place, it is believed to be Justin.The force say his death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner. They also thanked everyone who helped support the appeals to find him.
In a statement, a spokesperson said: "You may remember that we asked for your help in finding Justin Butterworth who has been missing from home in Nelson since 7 June. Yesterday , a body has sadly been found on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Burnley. "Although formal identification has not yet taken place, we believe that this is Justin. Our thoughts remain with his family at this incredibly difficult time.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious a and a file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course. We would like to say thank you to everyone who shared and supported our appeals."
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