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Body found in search for missing Christmas Day swimmers

A 47-year-old man’s body was found weeks after a Christmas Day swim incident that left two swimmers missing amid dangerous sea conditions, with one still unaccounted for.

  • At about 8.45am on Tuesday, January 20, Devon and Cornwall Police and HM Coastguard found a body washed ashore at Sandy Bay, Exmouth linked to two swimmers missing since Christmas Day, December 25.
  • Emergency services responded to stormy conditions at Budleigh Salterton on December 25, recovering several people while two men were not located.
  • Family statements and local reports identified one missing swimmer as antiques dealer Matthew Upham, 63, while formal identification of the body is pending for the 47-year-old man who disappeared alongside him.
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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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