A BODY has been found in the hunt for a missing Essex teenager who vanished after his kayak capsized.

A BODY has been found in the hunt for a missing Essex teenager who vanished after his kayak capsized.

Sanjai Chauhan, 19, of Harlow, disappeared on Monday afternoon in the River Lea, near Broxbourne.

A spokesman for Essex Police said divers had found a body in the river last night, and it is believed to be that of the teenager although it has yet to be identified.