The body of a man discovered in Australian bushland has been formally identified as that of missing Briton Gary Tweddle, police have said.
The 23-year-old, who was originally from Reading, vanished nearly seven weeks ago after a work dinner during a conference in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
Mr Tweddle, a computer salesman, had emigrated to Australia with his family.
He was last heard from when he rang colleagues - who were also staying at the Fairmont Resort in Leura - in the early hours of July 16 to say he was lost.
Mr Tweddle went missing on July 16 while at a work conference New South Wales police confirmed the body had been identified as Mr Tweddle's on Wednesday.
A force statement said: "The body of a man recovered from a cliff face at Leura in the Blue Mountains has been identified as being that of missing man Gary Tweddle.
"Over the last seven weeks police from Blue Mountains local area command conducted extensive searches for Mr Tweddle but were unable to locate him.
"On Monday September 2 2013, an ambulance helicopter was flying over the area during a training exercise when the crew spotted a body on the cliff face, near Sublime Point, Leura.
Originally from Reading, he emigrated to Australia with his family "Officers from Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad and the Police Airwing (Polair) commenced an operation to recover the body.
"A post mortem examination was conducted earlier today with the man being positively identified as Gary Tweddle.
"His family have been notified and police are preparing a report for the information of the coroner."
The area where Mr Tweddle's body was found is known for its rough, inaccessible terrain.
Mr Tweddle was staying at the Fairmont Resort in Leura when he disappeared His disappearance sparked the biggest ever Blue Mountains search with more than 1,000 officials and volunteers looking for him, local media said.
Earlier this week Mr Tweddle's girlfriend Anika Haigh said she would "never give up hope for a miracle" after police said they were treating Mr Tweddle's disappearance as an "accidental death".
A Facebook page titled "Have you seen Gary Tweddle?" has attracted more than 4,700 likes.
Scores of well-wishers have left messages of support after Mr Tweddle's body was formally identified.
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