Police officers searching for a missing teenager from Ryde have sadly discovered the body of a male teenager this morning (Saturday 24th August 2024).
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the teenager’s family have been informed.
A file will be prepared for the coroner.
On Friday morning emergency services including coastguard, lifeboat, WightSAR and others conducted a search along the Ryde coastline for missing 17-year-old Chris Koppany. He had last been seen at 7pm on Binstead beach on Thursday night.
Our sincerest thoughts are with Chris’s family and friends.
