Kessingland: Body found in search for missing teenager

Wednesday, 19 August 2026 00:00

The body of a teenage boy has been found in Kessingland following searches for a missing 17-year-old boy.

Taryn Ellis-Allen was last seen on Field Lane at 3:30pm on Monday, 17th August.

Teams from the police and Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue (SulSAR) were conducting searches in the village yesterday late afternoon, Tuesday 18th August, when they discovered a body in woodland off Francis Road.

No formal identification has taken place, but Taryn’s family have been informed.

The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the Coroner in due course.

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