A canoeist who was presumed drowned more than five years ago has walked into a London police station.
The remains of John Darwin's canoe were found washed up on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, in March 2002.
A search was carried out along the coastline from Hartlepool down to Staithes, north Yorkshire, but no trace was found of Mr Darwin, then aged 51.
But Cleveland police said that Mr Darwin, a married father-of-two, walked into a central London police station.
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A spokesman said: "Mr Darwin is fit and well and relatives have been informed of his whereabouts. It is not known at this time where he has spent the last five-and-a-half years."