THE body of a missing teenager from Manchester was discovered in a wood at Windermere this week.

The body of Mark Robert Hughes, of Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, was discovered by a local man, who has not yet been named by police, in Orrest Woods at 6pm on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old had been reported missing just under two weeks ago.

Cumbria Police spokesman Mike Head said police were not treating the death as suspicious.

The coroner and next of kin have been informed.