Found - after 5 years!
A canoeist who went missing nearly six years ago has been found safe and well! John Darwin was reported missing off the coast in Tees Bay on 21 March 2002. He was found safe and well in London on Saturday 2nd December 2007.

Mr Darwin's re-appearance attracted massive interest from the media and Redcar's Lifeboat Press Officer Dave Cocks was kept busy satisfying their interest in the RNLI's role in the original search for Mr Darwin in March 2002. Click here for details of the 22 March 2002 incident.

Click here for a BBC News interview with LPO Dave Cocks.
Click here for a Sky News interview with LPO Dave Cocks.
Click here for Channel 4 News interview with LPO Dave Cocks

Click the following links for a small selection of the media articles about Mr Darwin's amazing return!

BBC website Local Media The Times
But then... click here for some interesting news! And here for more revelations!

Click here for a BBC Tees review of the week John Dawrin re-appeared! © BBC 2007

Click here for a further chapter in this amazing story! And here! (All copyrights acknowledged.)

And finally...
.On Wednesday 23 July 2008, John and Anne Darwin were found guilty of fraud and deception!
Click here for BBC report.
Click here for TV report on the role of the RNLI in the search for John Darwin.

...first published 04 Dec 07...updated 23 Jul 08...